Stephen Donnelly
Ceist:591. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 October 2018 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan (details supplied). [45071/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 6 November 2018
Ceisteanna (591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597)
Stephen Donnelly
Ceist:592. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 October 2018 or the nearest available date for a CT scan (details supplied). [45072/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraStephen Donnelly
Ceist:593. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 October 2018 or the nearest available date for a bone scan (details supplied). [45073/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraStephen Donnelly
Ceist:594. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 October 2018 or the nearest available date for an angiogram (details supplied). [45074/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraStephen Donnelly
Ceist:595. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 October 2018 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram (details supplied). [45075/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraStephen Donnelly
Ceist:596. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 October 2018 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography (details supplied). [45076/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraStephen Donnelly
Ceist:597. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 October 2018 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan (details supplied). [45077/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 to 597, inclusive, together.
Historically, radiology waiting list data has not been collected nationally.
The HSE advises that a pilot project commenced in 2016 by the HSE Acute Hospitals Division to progress the collection of national radiology waiting list data. The project has been supported by the Radiology Clinical Care Programme and has involved key stakeholders across the system including the National NIMIS Team, Hospital Groups, and the support of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) for data collection and data management expertise.
The NTPF advise that they have received the most recent quarterly national radiology data from the HSE. The data is currently being audited by the NTPF and is due to be supplied to my Department in the coming weeks after which I will provide the information sought directly to the Deputy.