Mattie McGrath
Ceist:917. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthopaedic surgery in each of the CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14064/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 26 March 2019
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Freagraí scríofa
Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for Government. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019.
The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published recently and sets out measures to improve care for patients waiting for scheduled care in 2019 by reducing wait times for inpatient/day case treatment and outpatient appointments. The plan will place a strong focus on a number of high-volume procedures, including hip and knee replacements. When combined with HSE activity, it is projected that the NTPF will be in a position to offer treatment to all clinically suitable patients waiting more than 6 months for one of these procedures.
Waiting list figures for February 2019 show that considerable improvement has been witnessed in the number of patients waiting for hip and knee replacements. As a result of increased activity and the ongoing collaboration between the HSE and the NTPF, the number of patients waiting for a hip/knee replacement has fallen from 3,400 in July 2017 to 2,800 at the end of February 2019 equating to an improvement of 17%. Those waiting over 9 months for one of these procedures has fallen from over 1,000 in July 2017 to 367 in February 2019, a reduction of 64%.
The following .documents provide Inpatient/Daycase waiting list data for Orthopaedics by hospital and by hospital group.
IPDC Orthopaedics Waiting List by Hospital
|
Row Labels |
0-3 Mths |
3-6 Mths |
6-9 Mths |
9-12 Mths |
12-15 Mths |
15-18 Mths |
18-24 Mths |
24-36 Mths |
36-48 Mths |
48+ Mths |
Grand Total |
|
Beaumont Hospital |
68 |
75 |
28 |
27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
199 |
||
|
Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital |
633 |
595 |
184 |
57 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1486 |
|
|
Cork University Hospital |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|||||
|
Croom Orthopaedic Hospital |
104 |
40 |
8 |
152 |
|||||||
|
Lourdes Orthopaedic Hospital Kilcreene |
172 |
69 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
248 |
|||||
|
Louth County Hospital |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
|
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital |
32 |
16 |
12 |
18 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
11 |
12 |
4 |
131 |
|
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore |
216 |
258 |
183 |
95 |
56 |
59 |
91 |
75 |
2 |
1035 |
|
|
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
|
Our Lady's Hospital Navan |
296 |
189 |
113 |
38 |
10 |
2 |
648 |
||||
|
South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital |
212 |
144 |
63 |
39 |
24 |
19 |
21 |
4 |
526 |
||
|
St. James's Hospital |
131 |
110 |
85 |
44 |
32 |
16 |
42 |
35 |
0 |
495 |
|
|
St. Vincent's University Hospital |
23 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
||||
|
University Hospital Waterford |
63 |
54 |
18 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
157 |
||
|
Tallaght University Hospital |
358 |
318 |
222 |
168 |
144 |
94 |
110 |
96 |
3 |
1513 |
|
|
Letterkenny University Hospital |
197 |
159 |
56 |
22 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
462 |
|
|
Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown |
28 |
20 |
4 |
0 |
52 |
||||||
|
CHI at Crumlin |
116 |
103 |
32 |
34 |
21 |
22 |
37 |
36 |
5 |
0 |
406 |
|
Galway University Hospitals |
378 |
327 |
212 |
147 |
66 |
61 |
63 |
16 |
5 |
1 |
1276 |
|
Sligo University Hospital |
159 |
73 |
40 |
13 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
303 |
|||
|
CHI at Temple St |
95 |
99 |
60 |
40 |
25 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
1 |
370 |
|
|
University Hospital Kerry |
67 |
52 |
18 |
10 |
0 |
147 |
|||||
|
Mayo University Hospital |
422 |
343 |
214 |
130 |
100 |
49 |
15 |
13 |
5 |
1291 |
|
|
St. Michael's Hospital |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
||||
|
Grand Total |
3783 |
3054 |
1565 |
890 |
518 |
362 |
434 |
305 |
33 |
5 |
10949 |
IPDC Orthopaedics Waiting List by Hospital Group
|
Row Labels |
0-3 Mths |
3-6 Mths |
6-9 Mths |
9-12 Mths |
12-15 Mths |
15-18 Mths |
18-24 Mths |
24-36 Mths |
36-48 Mths |
48+ Mths |
Grand Total |
|
Dublin Midlands Hospital Group |
705 |
686 |
490 |
307 |
232 |
169 |
243 |
206 |
5 |
3043 |
|
|
Ireland East Hospital Group |
991 |
809 |
314 |
113 |
25 |
8 |
20 |
13 |
12 |
4 |
2309 |
|
RCSI Hospitals Group |
96 |
95 |
32 |
27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
251 |
||
|
Saolta University Health Care Group |
1156 |
902 |
522 |
312 |
183 |
121 |
90 |
35 |
10 |
1 |
3332 |
|
South/South West Hospital Group |
520 |
320 |
107 |
57 |
31 |
22 |
24 |
5 |
1086 |
||
|
University of Limerick Hospital Group |
104 |
40 |
8 |
152 |
|||||||
|
Children's Health Ireland |
211 |
202 |
92 |
74 |
46 |
42 |
57 |
46 |
6 |
0 |
776 |
|
Grand Total |
3783 |
3054 |
1565 |
890 |
518 |
362 |
434 |
305 |
33 |
5 |
10949 |