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The data presented is used by the Child Poverty and Well-being Programme Office.

This section presents data on children and young people accessing health services in Ireland. Here, data on immunisation uptake rates, newborn and child developmental checks, and patient waiting times for children is presented. Data on the percentage of young people with medical and GP visit cards is also provided.

Frequency: Annual
Source: Health Protection Surveillance Centre
Source: State of the Nations Children (SONC) report, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Source: Children and Young People's Indicator Set, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Immunisation uptake rates (%) at 24 months

MMR1 refers to the first dose of the vaccine to prevent measles, mumps and rubella. PCV3 refers to the third dose of the vaccine to prevent pneumococcal infections. Polio3 refers to the third dose of the vaccine given to prevent poliomyelitis.

Immunization uptake rates (%) of infants aged 24 months

D3 refers to the diphtheria vaccine.
Hib3 refers to the haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine.
Hibb refers to the haemophilus influenzae type b (booster) vaccine.
HepB3 refers to the hepatitis B vaccine.
MMR1 refers to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
MenCb refers to the meningococcal group C (booster) vaccine.
MenC2 refers to the meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine.
P3 refers to the pertussis vaccine.
PCV3 refers to the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
PCVb refers to the pneumococcal conjugate (booster) vaccine.
Polio3 refers to the poliomyelitis vaccine.
T3 refers to the tetanus vaccine.

Frequency: Annual
Source: Healthcare Pricing Office
Source: State of the Nations Children (SONC) report, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Percentage of newborns visited by a public health nurse and children having developmental checks

Frequency: Annual
Source: Patient Treatment Register
Source: State of the Nations Children (SONC) report, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Number of children on inpatient/daycases waiting lists by length of wait time

Number of children on waiting lists by length of wait time

Frequency: Adhoc
Source: Department of Health

Percentage of children waiting less than 9 months for an inpatient or daycase procedure

Frequency: Annual
Source: Department of Health

Percentage of persons with medical or GP visit cards aged 15 to 19 years, 20 to 24 years and 25 to 29 years

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