Written answers

Thursday, 16 June 2022

Department of Health

Hospital Waiting Lists

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

518. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital acquired infections that have been recorded from 2019 to date; the number of patients infected and transferred from a bed in a ward to a single isolation room bed; the number of patients infected who remained in a hospital ward, broken down by month, by hospital, by hospital group, and by infection type for example, Covid, MRSA, CPE and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31681/22]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

519. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on an in-patient waiting list in January, February, March, April and May 2022, broken down by month; the number waiting longer than 12 weeks, the percentage of patients waiting longer than 12 weeks in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31682/22]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) collates and publishes Inpatient and Day Case waiting list data monthly on the NTPF website - www.ntpf.ie/home/inpatient.htm

The NTPF provides a breakdown of the Inpatient/Day Case waiting list figures by adult and child, nationally, by hospital, and by specialty, in standardised time bands of 0-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-18 months and 18+months.

Current and past waiting list data from 2014 is available on the NTPF website, with open data source information also available for public analysis.

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

520. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on an hospital out-patient waiting list in January, February, March, April and May 2022, broken down by month; the number waiting longer than ten weeks, the percentage of patients waiting longer than ten weeks in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31683/22]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) collates and publishes Outpatient waiting list data monthly on the NTPF website - www.ntpf.ie/home/outpatient.htm

The NTPF provides a breakdown of the Outpatient waiting list figures by adult and child, nationally, by hospital, and by specialty, in standardised time bands of 0-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-18 months and 18+months.

Current and past waiting list data from 2014 is available on the NTPF website, with open data source information also available for public analysis.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.