Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Department of Health
Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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697. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for outpatient appointments at Mayo University Hospital and Galway University Hospital in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45531/18]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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In relation to the question raised by the Deputy, the attached table contains the Outpatient waiting list figures for December 2012-2017 respectively and for September 2018. The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised that it only started collecting accurate Outpatient data towards the end of 2012 and therefore, do not have any data in respect of 2010 and 2011.
Outpatient Waiting List Figures
| - | 0-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | 12-15 months | 15-18 months | 18+ months | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway University Hospital | ||||||||
| 21/12/2012 | 11,537 | 5,688 | 4,215 | 3,210 | 3,156 | 2,686 | 14,231 | 44,723 |
| 31/12/2013 | 11,039 | 5,783 | 4,698 | 2,428 | 502 | 399 | 639 | 25,488 |
| 31/12/2014 | 12,096 | 6,222 | 4,486 | 4,094 | 2,334 | 1,630 | 3,146 | 34,008 |
| 31/12/2015 | 12,263 | 5,748 | 4,430 | 3,412 | 1,923 | 626 | 867 | 29,269 |
| 31/12/2016 | 12,277 | 6,912 | 5,095 | 3,754 | 2,666 | 1,668 | 2,435 | 34,807 |
| 31/12/2017 | 12,469 | 6,723 | 5,074 | 4,014 | 2,897 | 2,372 | 4,855 | 38,404 |
| 30/09/2018 | 13,151 | 7,243 | 4,493 | 3,805 | 2,849 | 2,290 | 5,772 | 39,603 |
| - | ||||||||
| Mayo General Hospital | ||||||||
| 21/12/2012 | 2,734 | 1,351 | 1,051 | 861 | 512 | 514 | 2,163 | 9,186 |
| 31/12/2013 | 2,704 | 1,024 | 684 | 271 | 125 | 58 | 217 | 5,083 |
| 31/12/2014 | 2,657 | 836 | 691 | 473 | 352 | 267 | 458 | 5,734 |
| 31/12/2015 | 2,612 | 797 | 586 | 543 | 432 | 113 | 198 | 5,281 |
| 31/12/2016 | 2,671 | 1,108 | 726 | 614 | 471 | 354 | 977 | 6,921 |
| 31/12/2017 | 2,708 | 1,091 | 710 | 645 | 628 | 569 | 2,170 | 8,521 |
| 30/09/2018 | 2,459 | 1,352 | 785 | 522 | 461 | 363 | 2,354 | 8,296 |
Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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698. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for diagnosis of endometriosis here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45532/18]
Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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701. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for surgery once a patient is diagnosed with endometriosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45535/18]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 698 and 701 together.
Reducing waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures is a priority for the Government.
The HSE in accordance with the advice of the National Women and Infants Health Programme has confirmed that endometriosis is the medical term given following medical testing/diagnosis. The HSE can only provide figures and wait time for specific procedures and/or specialties and not for medical diagnosis.
The HSE further advises that it can only provide waiting times for specific surgical procedures that are used not only in the treatment of endometriosis but within the wider gynaecology specialty.
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