Written answers
Thursday, 11 April 2019
Department of Health
Hospital Waiting Lists
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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124. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure a person (details supplied) has their operation for tonsillectomy; the number of persons on waiting lists for tonsillectomy in each county; the average wait in each county; and the longest wait in each county. [17050/19]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for Government. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019.
The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published recently and sets out measures to improve care for patients waiting for scheduled care in 2019 by reducing wait times for inpatient/day case treatment and outpatient appointments. The plan will place a strong focus on a number of high-volume procedures, including tonsils. When combined with HSE activity, it is projected that the NTPF will be in a position to offer treatment to all clinically suitable patients waiting more than 6 months for one of these procedures.
The data requested by the Deputy is contained in the documents attached.
In relation to the operation for the person concerned, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
Average wait by County
Area of Residence | Average days waiting |
---|---|
Carlow | 134 |
Cavan | 174 |
Clare | 283 |
Cork | 95 |
Donegal | 361 |
Dublin | 127 |
Exception | 227 |
Galway | 122 |
Kerry | 110 |
Kildare | 227 |
Laois | 97 |
Leitrim | 357 |
Limerick | 237 |
Longford | 194 |
Louth | 74 |
Mayo | 183 |
Meath | 110 |
Monaghan | 181 |
Offaly | 168 |
Roscommon | 168 |
Sligo | 340 |
Tipperary (North) | 243 |
Tipperary (South) | 180 |
Waterford (County) | 129 |
Westmeath | 136 |
Wexford | 160 |
Wicklow | 97 |
Tonsillectomy Waiting List by County
Row Labels | 0-3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | 12-15 Months | 15-18 Months | 18+ Months | Grand Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlow | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Cavan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
Clare | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 37 |
Cork | 32 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 63 | |||
Donegal | 24 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 105 |
Dublin | 151 | 47 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 263 |
Exception | 85 | 89 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 31 | 289 |
Galway | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 62 | |
Kerry | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
Kildare | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 31 | |
Laois | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||||
Leitrim | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
Limerick | 28 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 65 |
Longford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
Louth | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 | ||||
Mayo | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 48 | ||
Meath | 27 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 40 | ||
Monaghan | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||
Offaly | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||
Roscommon | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | ||
Sligo | 24 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 88 |
Tipperary (North) | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 32 | |
Tipperary (South) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
Waterford (County) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||
Westmeath | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
Wexford | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
Wicklow | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | |||
Grand Total | 581 | 285 | 110 | 86 | 74 | 35 | 129 | 1300 |
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