Stories about health waiting lists
A record 251,000 public patients will have had operations, procedures, diagnostic scans and consultant appointments arranged in 2024, NTPF says
Over 706,000 on waiting lists at end of September, says National Treatment Purchase Fund
Minister for Health says in letter to board of Children’s Health Ireland it is ‘unacceptable that greater progress was not made before now’
Department of Health says waiting list numbers at end of June exceeded target
Almost 470,000 have had to wait longer than Sláintecare targets of 10 or 12 weeks
HSE sees 16% reduction in hospital admissions for those with chronic diseases in the five years to 2023
New figures show 463,000 waiting for treatment outside official targets but Department of Health says progress being made
One patient waited over five days for a bed, while another waited seven days for a test, according to Hiqa report
Fewer people attended and were admitted by hospital emergency departments than over the same weekend last year, HSE figures show
Department of Health secretary Robert Watt also uses letter to HSE chief to raise concern about modernisation initiative
Cancellations in April up almost 70% on the same month last year, new figures show
More than 2,000 children have been waiting for orthodontic treatment for over four years
Bernard Gloster, the man at the helm of the health service will need to tackle issues including long waiting lists, high staff turnover and out-of-date IT systems
Latest figures show more than 580,000 people waiting for hospital outpatient appointments
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