Written answers

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Department of Health

Hospital Waiting Lists

Photo of Joe McHughJoe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists that obtain in public hospitals in respect of the various medical disciplines; if he will compare these figures with the pertinent figures for 1 September 2011 and 1 September 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38248/12]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the deputy is set out in the table.

13/9/2012

Specialty
Sep-10
Sep-11
Jun-12
Anaesthetics
290
267
213
Cardiology
2061
2376
2546
Cardiac Thoracic Surgery
347
416
390
Clinical Genetics
0
0
1
Dental Surgery
286
170
95
Dermatology
368
525
518
Diabetes Mellitus
1
0
0
Endocrinology
71
50
44
Gastro-enterology
3955
5705
4638
General Medicine
1425
2421
2910
General Surgery
9419
14439
13663
Geriatric Medicine
9
15
9
Gynaecology
1838
2478
2569
Haematology
20
15
43
Immunology
8
26
15
Infectious Diseases
15
24
10
Maxillo-Facial
855
902
947
Neonatology
2
2
11
Nephrology
122
59
35
Neurology
387
278
225
Neurosurgery
346
447
494
Oncology
38
10
61
Ophthalmology
4932
6194
6164
Oral Surgery
495
665
478
Orthopaedics
5523
6798
6200
Otolaryngology (ENT)
3699
4712
4743
Paed Metabolic Medicine
24
4
10
Paediatrics
26
47
16
Pain Relief
1391
2063
2069
Palliative Medicine
0
0
1
Plastic Surgery
2528
3367
2961
Radiology
15
15
29
Renal Transplantation
1
1
6
Respiratory Medicine
664
626
576
Rheumatology
16
59
28
Urology
2972
3809
3950
Vascular Surgery
624
1045
1040
Totals
44773
60030
57708

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