| Study Title |
A37 Patient Treatment Register (PTR) |
| Data Owner |
National Treatment Purchase Fund (www.ntpf.ie) |
| Description |
Register of patients on national waiting lists for in-patient and day-casesurgical and medical treatments.Register of patients on national waiting lists for a first out-patientappointment to a consultant-led public clinic.On-line publication of aggregate numbers per month, per hospital,across various time-bands. |
| Primary Function |
Collection, collation and publication of in-patient and day-case surgical and medical waiting lists in Ireland. |
| Key Variables |
ID Other; Sex; DOB; County; Geog Sub County |
| Themes |
Health; Demographics |
| Unit Of Observation |
Adult and/or child on hospital waiting list |
| Start Date |
Rolled out to all hospitals in Ireland between September 2005 and December 2007 |
| Frequency |
Weekly |
| Target Population |
Adult and/or child on hospital waiting list |
| Format |
Separate record for each adult or child. |
| Method |
Computerised extract files from hospital. |
| Most Recent Publication |
Monthly, to Patient Treatment Register website (www.ptr.ie) |
| Access Further Information |
National Patient Treatment Register
Ashford House
Tara Street
Dublin 2
E-mail: Liz.Lottering@ntpf.ie |