Patient Treatment Register (PTR)
The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) in conjunction with the Department of Health.
2005 (formed)
2006 (rolled out)
2007 (December, in-patient/day-case completed)
2012 (October, outpatient data collection began).
To report on the waiting list for both in-patient/day-case and outpatient patients. Provide statistics and trends. Provide basis for treatment commissioned by NTPF.
Data is received from a number of public hospitals. Private hospitals are not included.
46 Irish public hospitals report to PTR.
Data Collection: Dec ’07 – Present.
The Patient Treatment Register (PTR) is a register of surgical and medical patients on in-patient/day-case and outpatient waiting lists in Ireland. It provides up to date information on wait times for in-patient/day-case treatments and outpatient new appointments.
General Public, Department of Health, TD’s and Ministers, HSE, Hospital Staff, Hospital Group Leads, Clinical Groups, Researchers.
Patient demographics, procedure codes, hospital, consultant and specialty details.
Data dictionary available at: www.data.gov.ie
There is no National Health Identifier available, nor do we collect PPSN.
Gender, Date of Birth, Area of Residence are all collected at hospital level, though not published externally from NTPF.
When a patient is placed on an in-patient/day-case or outpatient public hospital waiting list their details are submitted by secure encryption by the hospital to the NTPF and placed on the PTR.
Both Inpatient and Outpatient data is collected every week.
ICD 10–AM for in-patient/day-case. Not yet in place for outpatient data.
26 million records.
Reports published monthly on website.
There is on-line access available to waiting times in information by hospital. Monthly reports are produced. Hospitals receive weekly reports.
Yes – Monthly Publication Data.