Written answers
Thursday, 8 March 2018
Department of Health
Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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357. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an ENT appointment in each CHO area in tabular form; and the number waiting zero to six, six to 12 and more than 12 months respectively. [11364/18]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) publishes the Inpatient/Daycase and Outpatient waiting list figures by specialty for each hospital on its website each month. This information is available at www.NTPF.ie.
The attached document sets out the number of persons waiting for an ENT appointment in each Hospital Group at the end of January 2018; and the number waiting 0 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively.
Inpatient/Day Case Otolaryngology (ENT) waiting list by Hospital Group
| Group | 0–6 Months | 6–12 Months | 12+ Months | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin Midlands Hospital Group | 651 | 234 | 512 | 1397 |
| Ireland East Hospital Group | 376 | 159 | 91 | 626 |
| RCSI Hospitals Group | 482 | 224 | 29 | 735 |
| Saolta Hospital Group | 786 | 484 | 569 | 1839 |
| South/South West Hospital Group | 623 | 207 | 185 | 1015 |
| The Children’s Hospital Group | 119 | 42 | 90 | 251 |
| University Limerick Hospitals Group | 331 | 149 | 125 | 605 |
| Small Volume Hospitals | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 3369 | 1500 | 1601 | 6470 |
From NTPF Inpatient / Day Case Active Waiting List published data for January 2018
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