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Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Department of Health

Hospital Waiting Lists

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1814. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults who were removed from and added to the in-patient hospital waiting lists in 2021 to date by month and by hospital and further broken down by whether the removal from the waiting list was as a result of a patient seen for treatment or as a result of validating the waiting lists, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30462/22]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, the additions and removals to the waiting lists in any one month are reflective of acute hospital activity which is not collected by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). Under Statutory Instrument 179 the NTPF has a remit to collect and publish waiting list data. Current and past waiting list data is available on the NTPF website, with open data source information also available for public analysis.

In terms of activity data, the HSE publishes activity information through their Business Information Unit, with activity data made publicly available through monthly performance reports available on the HSE website. In relation to the number of patients treated in public hospitals by the HSE in 2021 and to date in 2022, I have asked the HSE to provide you with a direct response.

In relation to waiting list validation, the National Validation Unit at the National Treatment Purchase Fund has provided the attached document which outlines the number of patients removed from Acute Hospital Inpatient/Day Case and Outpatient Waiting Lists by hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022 as a result of the validation programme carried out by the National Validation Unit in conjunction with acute public hospitals. The validation reports do not currently show adult and child data separately.

Hospital Group/Hospital IPDC OPD Grand Total
CHI
CHI Crumlin  0 685 685
CHI Tallaght 15 994 1,009
CHI Temple street 0 1,121 1,121
CHI Total 15 2,800 2,815
DMHG
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise   335 1,715 2,050
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore 330 3,580 3,910
Naas General Hospital 23 1,875 1,898
St. James's Hospital 1,306 3,217 4,523
Tallaght University Hospital 0 4,097 4,097
DMHG Total 1,994 14,484 16,478
IEHG
Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital 0 195 195
Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar 77 1,490 1,567
Our Lady's Hospital Navan 165 657 822
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital 323 1,377 1,700
St Columcille's Hospital 251 273 524
St Luke's Kilkenny 175 94 269
St Michael's Hospital 60 507 567
The Mater 0 2,580 2,580
Wexford General Hospital 0 126 126
IEHG Total 1,051 7,299 8,350
RCSI
Rotunda Hospital 0 338 338
RCSI Total 0 338 338
SAOLTA
Galway University Hospital 1,378 9,790 11,168
Letterkenny University Hospital  548 1,954 2,502
Mayo University Hospital 227 2,950 3,177
Portiuncula University Hospital 184 641 825
Roscommon University Hospital  344 1,047 1,391
Sligo University Hospital 598 2,545 3,143
SAOLTA Total 3,279 18,927 22,206
SSWHG
Bantry General Hospital 0 272 272
Cork University Hospital 293 4,165 4,458
Kerry University Hospital 159 908 1,067
Mallow General Hospital 298 200 498
Mercy University Hospital 544 896 1,440
South Infirmary University Hospital 0 2,104 2,104
South Tipperary General Hospital 0 17 17
University Hospital Waterford 0 2,256 2,256
SSWHG Total 1,294 10,818 12,112
UHLG
Croom Hospital 0 720 1,251
Ennis Hospital 0 311 311
Limerick University Hospital 531 6,922 7,453
Nenagh Hospital 0 207 207
St. John's Hospital 0 218 218
UHLG Total 531 8,378 8,909
Removals in 2021 from 2020 cycles* 533 8,987 9,520
Grand Total 8,697 72,031 80,728
*While these patients were removed in 2021, their validation cycle commenced in 2020 and cannot be broken down to individual hospital level.

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1815. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who were removed from and added to the in-patient hospital waiting lists in 2021 to date, by month and by hospital, and further broken down by whether the removal from the waiting list was as a result of a patient seen for treatment or as a result of validating the waiting lists, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30463/22]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, the additions and removals to the waiting lists in any one month are reflective of acute hospital activity which is not collected by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). Under Statutory Instrument 179 the NTPF has a remit to collect and publish waiting list data. Current and past waiting list data is available on the NTPF website, with open data source information also available for public analysis.

In terms of activity data, the HSE publishes activity information through their Business Information Unit, with activity data made publicly available through monthly performance reports available on the HSE website. In relation to the number of patients treated in public hospitals by the HSE in 2021 and to date in 2022, I have asked the HSE to provide you with a direct response.

In relation to waiting list validation, the National Validation Unit at the National Treatment Purchase Fund has provided the attached document which outlines the number of patients removed from Acute Hospital Inpatient/Day Case and Outpatient Waiting Lists by hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022 as a result of the validation programme carried out by the National Validation Unit in conjunction with acute public hospitals. The validation reports do not currently show adult and child data separately.

Hospital Group/Hospital IPDC OPD Grand Total
CHI
CHI Crumlin  0 685 685
CHI Tallaght 15 994 1,009
CHI Temple street 0 1,121 1,121
CHI Total 15 2,800 2,815
DMHG
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise   335 1,715 2,050
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore 330 3,580 3,910
Naas General Hospital 23 1,875 1,898
St. James's Hospital 1,306 3,217 4,523
Tallaght University Hospital 0 4,097 4,097
DMHG Total 1,994 14,484 16,478
IEHG
Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital 0 195 195
Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar 77 1,490 1,567
Our Lady's Hospital Navan 165 657 822
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital 323 1,377 1,700
St Columcille's Hospital 251 273 524
St Luke's Kilkenny 175 94 269
St Michael's Hospital 60 507 567
The Mater 0 2,580 2,580
Wexford General Hospital 0 126 126
IEHG Total 1,051 7,299 8,350
RCSI
Rotunda Hospital 0 338 338
RCSI Total 0 338 338
SAOLTA
Galway University Hospital 1,378 9,790 11,168
Letterkenny University Hospital  548 1,954 2,502
Mayo University Hospital 227 2,950 3,177
Portiuncula University Hospital 184 641 825
Roscommon University Hospital  344 1,047 1,391
Sligo University Hospital 598 2,545 3,143
SAOLTA Total 3,279 18,927 22,206
SSWHG
Bantry General Hospital 0 272 272
Cork University Hospital 293 4,165 4,458
Kerry University Hospital 159 908 1,067
Mallow General Hospital 298 200 498
Mercy University Hospital 544 896 1,440
South Infirmary University Hospital 0 2,104 2,104
South Tipperary General Hospital 0 17 17
University Hospital Waterford 0 2,256 2,256
SSWHG Total 1,294 10,818 12,112
UHLG
Croom Hospital 0 720 1,251
Ennis Hospital 0 311 311
Limerick University Hospital 531 6,922 7,453
Nenagh Hospital 0 207 207
St. John's Hospital 0 218 218
UHLG Total 531 8,378 8,909
Removals in 2021 from 2020 cycles* 533 8,987 9,520
Grand Total 8,697 72,031 80,728
*While these patients were removed in 2021, their validation cycle commenced in 2020 and cannot be broken down to individual hospital level.

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1816. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults who were removed from and added to the out-patient hospital waiting lists in 2021 and to date, by month and by hospital, and further broken down by whether the removal from the waiting list was as a result of a patient seen for an appointment or as a result of validating the waiting lists, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30464/22]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, the additions and removals to the waiting lists in any one month are reflective of acute hospital activity which is not collected by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). Under Statutory Instrument 179 the NTPF has a remit to collect and publish waiting list data. Current and past waiting list data is available on the NTPF website, with open data source information also available for public analysis.

In terms of activity data, the HSE publishes activity information through their Business Information Unit, with activity data made publicly available through monthly performance reports available on the HSE website. In relation to the number of patients treated in public hospitals by the HSE in 2021 and to date in 2022, I have asked the HSE to provide you with a direct response.

In relation to waiting list validation, the National Validation Unit at the National Treatment Purchase Fund has provided the attached document which outlines the number of patients removed from Acute Hospital Inpatient/Day Case and Outpatient Waiting Lists by hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022 as a result of the validation programme carried out by the National Validation Unit in conjunction with acute public hospitals.

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