Review of acute hospital services in the Mid - Health Service Executive

Review of acute hospital services in HSE Mid-West
An action plan for acute and community services
Table 42: Comparison of ratio of consultant per population across countries
Specialty
British
Columbia 100
New
Zealand 101
UK Royal
Colleges 102
103 104 105 106
A&E 1:12,000
attendances
annually
General
1:7,600 – 1: 14,285-
Medicine **
8,400 20,000
107
119
Australia 108
(range
dependent
on urban or
rural
location)
1: 25 –
100,000
Royal College of
Surgeons in
Ireland 109 , The
Institute of
Obstetricians &
Gynaecologists 110
National
Task Force
on Medical
Staffing 111
1:14,000 1:45,000
1:5,200* 1:10,000
Cardiology 1:50,000 1: 40-
60,000
1:78,000
General Surgery 1:9,500 –
1:25,000 1: 10- 1:25,000 1:10,000
10,500
20,000
Ophthalmology 1:28,200 –
31,100
1:70,000 1:70,000 1:78,000
Trauma & 1:26,100 –
1:25,000 1:22-30,000 1:25,000 1:34,000
Orthopaedics 28,900
Otolaryngology 1:43,400 –
48,000
1:50,000 1:50-60,000 1:40-70,000 1:71,000
Urology 1:49,400 –
1:50,000 1:55- 1:80-100,000 1:82,000
54,500
100,000
100
Standards of Accessibility and Guidelines for Provision of Sustainable Acute Care Services by Health Authorities, Ministries
of Health Services and Health Planning, British Columbia, February 2002.
101
General Physician Numbers (New Zealand), Discussion Paper prepared by the IMSANZ NZ Executive at the request of the
RACP (NZ) Office.
102 Developing a Modern Surgical Workforce: A Report from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, January 2005.
103 The Future Role of the Consultant, A Working Party Report, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, December
2005.
104 Quality Development Programme, Guidance for Clinical Governance in Ophthalmology, Royal College of Ophthalmologists,
April 1999.
105 Paediatric Medical Workforce Model, Royal College of Paediatrics, April 2001.
106 Way Ahead 2005, British Association for Emergency Medicine and The College of Emergency Medicine, 2005.
107 Consultant Physicians Working with Patients, Royal College of Physicians, 2005.
108
Sustainable Specialist Services: A Compendium of Requirements, Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee,
August 2004.
109 The Future of Surgical Specialties in Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, November 2003.
110
The Future of Maternity & Gynaecology Services in Ireland 2006 – 2016, The Institute of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists,
December 2006.
111 Report of the National Task Force on Medical Staffing, June 2003.