Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 October 2018
250. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the schedule of types of medical treatments covered by the NTPF for 2017 and to date in 2018, including each treatment type; the number of procedures; the average fee paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44113/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised that in 2017 a total of 8,192 people were removed from the Active Inpatient Day Case (IPDC) waiting list as a result of accepting offers of treatment funded through the NTPF. As a result of the NTPF Scopes Initiative, 1,328 patients were removed from the GI Scopes waiting list. The total estimated cost of treatment for those who accepted offers in 2017 is €20.5m. (Please note that the 2017 Annual Financial Statements have not been finalised).
In the first 9 months of 2018, a total of 15,456 patients have accepted offers of NTPF funded treatment, broken down as follows:
|
Treatment |
Number |
|
Angiograms |
1,135 |
|
Cataracts |
5,403 |
|
Cystoscopies |
2,121 |
|
Joints |
1,085 |
|
Lesions |
843 |
|
Tonsils |
866 |
|
Varicose Veins |
1,127 |
|
Other Procedures |
2,876 |
|
Total |
15,456 |
In addition, 2,462 patients were removed from the GI Scopes waiting list this year to end of September 2018.
With regard to Inpatient/Day case (IP / DC), the following procedures are provided in Private Hospitals, funded through the NTPF:
Adenoidectomy
Angiogram
Arthroscopy of Ankle DC
Arthroscopy of Ankle IP
Arthroscopy of Shoulder DC
Arthroscopy of Shoulder IP
Arthroscopy of knee DC
Arthroscopy of shoulder, diagnostic with or without synovial biopsy
Arthroscopy of shoulder, surgical, with removal of loose body or foreign body, synovectomy debridement
Bilateral hernia repair
Cardioversion
Carpal Tunnel
Cataracts
Cervical Discectomy IP
Circumcision DC Adults
Circumcision IP Adults
Circumcision DC Paeds
Circumcision IP Paeds
Colonoscopy
Correction of Protruding ears (Bilateral)
Cystoscopy Day case
Endoscopy / Gastroscopy
Excision Lesion General
Excision Lesion Plastics
Excision of hydrocele, bilateral
Excision of hydrocele, unilateral
Grommets
Hip Replacement
Hysteroscopy with dilatation and curettage (diagnostic or therapeutic)
Interruption of sapheno-femoral junction varicose veins
Knee Replacement
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy daycase and inpatient
Laparoscopy with/without D&C and with/without biopsy
Lumbar Discectomy IP
Myringoplasty
Myringotomy bilateral and Grommets Paeds DC
Myringotomy bilateral paeds DC
Nasal / Sinus Endoscopy DC
Nasal / Sinus Endoscopy IP
Protoscopy / Sigmoidoscopy DC
Repair of incisional hernia
Repair of umbilical hernia
Resection Ingrown Toenail DC
Rhinoplasty DC
Removal of Pin Screw Wire DC
Removal of Pin Screw Wire IP
Removal of Plate Rod Nail DC
Removal of Plate Rod Nail IP
Septoplasty DC
Septoplasty IP
Septorhinoplasty - ENT
Septorhinoplasty - Plastics
Strabismus procedure involving 1 or 2 muscles, one eye
Surgical removal of unspecified number of teeth requiring removal of bone - to be performed by a maxillofacial surgeon
Tonsils Adult
Tonsils Paeds
Transurethral resection of prostate [TURP]
Tympanoplasty IP Adult
Tympanoplasty DC Adult
Tympanoplasty IP Paeds
Tympanoplasty DC Paeds
Ureteroscope
Urethroscopy, diagnostic, with or without biopsy
Varicose Veins
The above is not an exhaustive list but covers most of the current procedures. There are also a broader range of procedures that are provided through public hospitals.
In addition, the NTPF has recently tendered for the following procedures:
Excision of chalazions, papillomas, dermoids or other cysts or lesions, one or both eyelids, involving skin, lid margin, tarsus and or palpebral conjuctiva
Excision of pterygium
Excision of pterygium and conjunctival graft
Reconstruction of eyelid
Syringing and / or probing of lacrimal passages, unilateral or bilateral
Hallux valgus, bilateral
Hallux valgus, unilateral
Reconstruction of eyelid
Excision of epididymal cyst, bilateral
Excision of epididymal cyst, unilateral
Orchidectomy, bilateral
Orchidectomy, unilateral
Orchidopexy for undescended testis, bilateral, with or without inguinal hernia repair
Orchidopexy for undescended testis, unilateral, with or without inguinal hernia repair
Repair of Variocele
Vasectomy, bilateral
Cardiac electrophysiological study with radiofrequency ablation
Anorectal examination
Excision of anal skin tag
Haemorrhoidectomy, external, multiple
Cauterisation of ectropion
Cauterisation of entropion
Dacryocystorhinostomy [DCR]
Repair of epigastric hernia
Fundoplasty, laparoscopic approach
Orchidopexy for undescended testis, bilateral, with or without inguinal hernia repair
Orchidopexy for undescended testis, unilateral, with or without inguinal hernia repair
Procedures with the Private hospitals are tendered through an open procurement process and the cost per procedure would be commercially sensitive.
