Patients and Public

The NTPF arranges treatments for patients, provides independently assured waiting list information, develops systems and processes which contribute to health system reform, negotiates prices for nursing home care, and provides expert advice to the Minister for Health.

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Healthcare Providers

The NTPF supports hospitals in the management of patients awaiting access to care. This includes: Waiting List Data Reporting, Administrative Validation, Commissioning, Audit and Quality Assurance, and Waiting List Management.

What We Do Information on Commissioning Administrative Validation of Waiting Lists Waiting List Protocols Training Audit and Quality Assurance Waiting List Reports HealthCare Providers FAQs

Nursing Home Providers

The NTPF negotiates prices with private and voluntary nursing homes under the Nursing Home Support Scheme.

Contract Management Additional Support Schemes Nursing Homes FAQs

Waiting List Data

National Public Hospital waiting lists for Outpatients, Inpatients, DayCase and Planned Procedures. Data is available in interactive visual format or in downloadable files. Reports are published monthly.

Latest Interactive Waiting List Reports Open Data The NTPF's role in compiling Waiting Lists Waiting List Protocols and Data Definitions

The NTPF is an independent public body, undertaking diverse roles within the Irish Health Care System. These include Contract Management with Nursing Homes, Commissioning of consultations and treatments for patients, assisting hospitals in the standardisation of waiting list management by providing protocols and undertaking audits, validation of waiting lists through direct correspondence with patients, and publication of waiting list data on a monthly basis.

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News and Events

NTPF Statement

“Following serious concerns raised over the 2021 CHI report, the NTPF immediately placed a temporary pause on all insourcing work with CHI. It has initiated a comprehensive review of all insourcing work with CHI to gather the necessary assurances regarding compliance, value for money and appropriate use of NTPF funding mechanisms. The key criteria covered under the NTPF Memorandum of Understanding for insourcing programmes include:

Insourcing programmes are targeted at longest waiting public patients.
All insourcing activities are being carried out strictly outside of core activity and are not displacing or overlapping with services already funded under the HSE National Service Plan.
No costs already funded by the HSE, including capital or core-funded staff costs, are being included in NTPF reimbursement claims.
All staffing arrangements are in line with public pay policy and comply with HSE consolidated pay scales for core hours, overtime, and premium payments.

The NTPF is liaising with CHI at the highest level to obtain and review these assurances and is in close contact with the Department and the HSE.”

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