Written answers
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Department of Health
Cancer Services
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer referrals in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30150/20]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme advise that they currently collect data on electronic GP referrals to Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinics, Lung Rapid Access Clinics and Prostate Rapid Access Clinics. Electronic referrals account for over 80% of all referrals to these clinics. Data on referrals to cancer clinics for other tumour types is not currently available.
Data for the first nine months of 2019 and 2020 is as follows:
- | Jan - Sept 2019 | Jan - Sept 2020 |
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Number of eReferrals | 29,855 | 31,154 |
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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529. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer diagnoses made in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30151/20]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The number of cancer diagnoses made in Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinics, Lung Rapid Access Clinics and Prostate Rapid Access Clinics in January/July 2019 and 2020 is set out below. GPs can refer patients directly to these clinics and performance is monitored monthly against agreed Key Performance Indicators. The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme advises that data on the number of cancer diagnoses in symptomatic cancer clinics for other tumour types is not currently available.
The data is only available for January - July and is as follows:
- | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | YTD |
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2019 | 461 | 346 | 408 | 471 | 494 | 422 | 461 | 3,063 |
2020 | 475 | 433 | 357 | 238 | 333 | 433 | 413 | 2,682 |
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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530. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer patients that saw a consultant in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30152/20]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The number of patients who attended Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinics, Lung Rapid Access Clinics and Prostate Rapid Access Clinics in January/August 2019 and 2020 is set out below. These clinics operate in each of the 8 designated cancer centres (with a Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinic also in Letterkenny University Hospital as a satellite of University Hospital Galway). The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme advises that data on the number of patients who saw a consultant at symptomatic cancer clinics for other tumour types is not currently available.
Data for 2020 is available up to and including August and so the figures below compare the first 8 months of 2019 with the first 8 months of 2020.
Clinic | Jan - Aug 2019 | Jan - Aug 2020* |
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Symptomatic Breast Clinics - Urgent | 14,127 | 12,361 |
Symptomatic Breast Clinics - Non-Urgent | 14,717 | 9,528 |
Rapid Access Lung Clinics | 2,412 | 2,145 |
Rapid Access Prostate Clinics | 2,670 | 1,983 |
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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531. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer procedures by type conducted in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30153/20]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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532. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer surgeries made in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30154/20]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
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