Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 January 2019
333. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the wait time for outpatient appointments at Mayo University Hospital and Galway University Hospital, respectively, as of January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2419/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraImproving access to hospital treatment is a key priority for government.
Budget 2019 announced a funding increase from €55 million to €75 million to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to provide treatment for patients.
My Department is working closely with the NTPF and the HSE to finalise a Scheduled Care Access Plan for inpatients/day case and outpatients for 2019. In this regard, the NTPF and the HSE will continue to work closely with Hospital Groups, inviting proposals to improve access for patients waiting for either Inpatient/Daycase or Outpatient procedures.
Waiting list figures are published by the NTPF on their website www.ntpf.ie.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached document and shows waiting list figures for December 2018 published by the NTPF. There are 39,353 patients on the Galway University Hospital Outpatient waiting list. Of these, just over 62% (24,570) are waiting 9 months or less. There are 8,656 patients on the Mayo University Hospital outpatient waiting list. Of these, 54% (4,669) are waiting 9 months or less.
|
Hospital name |
Mayo General Hospital |
|
Specialty |
(All) |
|
WL Status |
(All) |
Column Labels
|
0-3Months |
3-6Months |
6-9Months |
9-12Months |
12-15Months |
15-18Months |
|
2680 |
1022 |
967 |
671 |
489 |
419 |
table contd.
|
18-21Months |
21-24Months |
24-36Months |
36-48Months |
48+Months |
Grand Total |
|
348 |
364 |
1016 |
536 |
144 |
8656 |
|
Hospital name |
Galway University Hospital |
|
Specialty |
(All) |
|
WL Status |
(All) |
Column Labels
|
0-3Months |
3-6Months |
6-9Months |
9-12Months |
12-15Months |
15-18Months |
|
12968 |
6827 |
4775 |
3364 |
2872 |
2198 |
table contd.
|
18-21Months |
21-24Months |
24-36Months |
36-48Months |
48+Months |
Grand Total |
|
1902 |
1312 |
2611 |
453 |
71 |
39353 |
