Written answers

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Department of Health

Hospital Waiting Lists

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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1139. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding public hospital waiting lists for surgery (details supplied) [46363/13]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2013, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.

In relation to this particular query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to investigate the situation and respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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1140. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding public hospital waiting lists (details supplied) [46364/13]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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For 2013, a maximum waiting time target of 12 months has been set for a first time consultant-led outpatient appointment and this is reflected in the HSE Service Plan. The SDU and the NTPF are working closely with hospitals towards achievement of the maximum waiting time.

Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific hospital appointment query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

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