Éamon Ó Cuív
Question:153 Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time, from the time of assessment for a hip operation to the provision of this procedure, in each of the health board areas. [12759/96]
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153 Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time, from the time of assessment for a hip operation to the provision of this procedure, in each of the health board areas. [12759/96]
154 Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the orthopaedic waiting list that are awaiting hip operations in each of the health board areas; and the numbers of these procedures carried out in each health board area in each of the years from 1993 to 1995. [12760/96]
155 Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are awaiting assessment for hip operations in each of the health board areas; and the average time in each health board area from application for assessment to the provision of this assessment. [12761/96]
Limerick East): I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 154 and 155 together.
My Department does not routinely collect information regarding out-patient waiting times. The average waiting time from the time of assessment for a hip operation to the provision of this procedure varies depending on the health board and the individual consultant. The number of persons on the orthopaedic waiting list that are awaiting hip operations at 31/3/96 and the average length of time spent on that list is as follows:
Agency |
Number Waiting |
Average Waiting Time |
Eastern Health Board |
259 |
9 months |
Midland Health Board |
107 |
24 months |
Mid-Western Health Board |
184 |
18 months |
North-Eastern Health Board |
114 |
6 months |
North-Western Health Board |
54 |
6 months |
South-Eastern Health Board |
91 |
3 months |
Southern Health Board |
118 |
9 months |
Western Health Board |
314 |
19 months |
Total |
1,311 |
Agency |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Eastern Health Board |
1,128 |
1,124 |
1,000 |
Midland Health Board |
174 |
146 |
147 |
Mid-Western Health Board |
284 |
172 |
176 |
North-Eastern Health Board |
272 |
261 |
230 |
North-Western Health Board |
323 |
251 |
262 |
South-Eastern Health Board |
206 |
261 |
295 |
Southern Health Board |
288 |
211 |
406 |
Western Health Board |
181 |
185 |
188 |
Total |
2,856 |
2,611 |
2,704 |