Written answers
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Department of Health
HSE Data
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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1006. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner referrals and attendance numbers for symptomatic breast disease and prostate rapid access clinics in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [21768/21]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The below table shows the numbers of electronic GP referrals to symptomatic breast disease (urgent and non-urgent) and prostate rapid access clinics in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. While not all GP referrals to rapid access clinics are made electronically, estimates for 2019 indicate an electronic referral rate of 91% for prostate and 82% for breast. More recent data suggests that GP referrals are almost exclusively being made electronically since March 2020.
| Electronic GP Referrals | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Jan-Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinics | 21,562 | 24,298 | 31,418 | 35,120 | 40,394 | 12,786 |
| Prostate Rapid Access Clinics | 1,674 | 1,873 | 2,574 | 3,481 | 3,390 | 788 |
The numbers of new attendances in each of the past five years and to date in 2021 are as follows:
| New Attendances | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Jan-Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinics | 41,333 | 40,813 | 42,872 | 42,822 | 37,887 | 10,478 |
| Prostate Rapid Access Clinics | 2,582 | 3,018 | 3,362 | 3,821 | 3,047 | 839 |
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