Written answers

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Department of Health

Cancer Services Provision

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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439. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for urgent assessment in the cancer clinic at University Hospital Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some patients have been forced to seek private consultations due to the inordinate delay in assessing their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22640/18]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Rapid Access Clinics for breast, lung and prostate cancer have been established in each of the eight designated cancer centres. The Symptomatic Breast Disease and Rapid Access Prostate clinics in University Hospital Galway have exceeded the target Key Performance Indicators for access in the first 3 months of this year. Efforts are ongoing to improve performance in the Rapid Access Lung Clinic, which is slightly below target.

Performance in University Hospital Galway for the year-to-date (Jan-Mar 2018) is set out as follows.

ClinicTargetYTD
Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinic95% of referrals triaged as urgent to be seen within 10 working days.96.8%
Rapid Access Lung Clinic95% of referrals to be offered an appointment within 10 working days.90.2%
Rapid Access Prostate Clinic90% of referrals to be offered an appointment within 20 working days.97.6%

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