John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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160. To ask the Minister for Health if the newly established central validation function in the NTPF to centralise the validation of all waiting lists across the HSE has commenced; if so, if he will provide a progress report on this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38928/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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In June 2018 I approved the establishment of a Central Waiting List Validation function with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) with the objective of delivering a standardisation of approach of validation across all waiting lists and all hospitals in line with the best patient-centred practices. The validation of waiting lists will better inform the true demand for hospital services and enable improved efficiency and patient scheduling.

The NTPF advise that the National Centralised Validation Unit was established on Monday 24 September 2018.  The Unit will commence the testing of validation reports, processes and systems prior to the validation of any patient on a waiting list.  A number of hospital sites have agreed to pilot the National Centralised Validation approach during October and a roll out plan is currently being coordinated for the rest of the year. A full Validation Programme will be agreed with every Hospital and Hospital Group for 2019.