Johnny Guirke
Ceist:258. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of monthly referrals to rapid access prostate clinics from January 2015 to date in 2020, in tabular form. [30438/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 October 2020
258. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of monthly referrals to rapid access prostate clinics from January 2015 to date in 2020, in tabular form. [30438/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra259. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of monthly referrals to rapid access lung clinics from January 2015 to date in 2020, in tabular form. [30439/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra260. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of monthly referrals to symptomatic breast disease clinics from January 2015 to date in 2020, in tabular form. [30440/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 258 to 260, inclusive, together.
The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) advise that monthly referrals are tracked using electronic GP referral data to Rapid Access Clinics. Approximately 80% of all referrals are received electronically. The data is only available from 2019.
E-Referrals to Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinics:
Breast |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
2019 |
3,317 |
3,096 |
3,145 |
2,846 |
3,091 |
2,485 |
2,736 |
2,583 |
2,702 |
3,471 |
3,289 |
2,254 |
2020 |
3,518 |
3,069 |
1,932 |
2,206 |
3,079 |
3,350 |
3,554 |
3,147 |
3,803 |
- |
- |
- |
E-Referrals to Rapid Access Lung Clinics:
Lung |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
2019 |
138 |
143 |
150 |
168 |
170 |
129 |
126 |
153 |
120 |
139 |
149 |
138 |
2020 |
207 |
184 |
107 |
85 |
106 |
137 |
104 |
109 |
141 |
- |
- |
- |
E-Referrals to Rapid Access Prostate Clinics:
Prostate |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
2019 |
282 |
265 |
280 |
276 |
320 |
284 |
310 |
263 |
277 |
311 |
327 |
280 |
2020 |
306 |
280 |
251 |
155 |
215 |
220 |
282 |
271 |
336 |
- |
- |
- |
The 2020 data are subject to a final verification process.