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Long waiting list times are ‘unacceptable’ admits HSE chief Paul Reid

HSE chief Paul Reid has admitted that long waiting lists for hospital services are “unacceptable”, in evidence about the HSE’s National Service Plan 2022 given to the Oireachtas Health Committee. Mr Reid said a “multi-annual” approach was needed to ...

18 May 2022 at 17:09

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Health Minister launches €350m plan to slash hospital waiting lists

The Minister for Health has launched a plan to slash hospital waiting lists to their lowest level in five years. Stephen Donnelly said a €350 million cash injection will see 1.7 million people treated and removed from waiting lists, and reduce the ...

25 Feb 2022 at 13:23

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Over 650 kids on waiting lists for disability services in Dundalk

The “shocking” state of disability services for children in Louth has been highlighted in Leinster House by Sinn Féin TD Ruairí Ó Murchú. Deputy Ó Murchú told the Dail that 659 children are on waiting lists for primary care, occupational therapy ...

17 May 2022 at 20:00

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New data reveals 35% dip in Ireland's social housing waiting list

Ireland's social housing waiting list has been reduced by over 30% in the past five years. That's according to the latest Summary of Social Housing Assessment (SSHA), which was released today (Wednesday March 30) by the Department of Housing. ...

30 Mar 2022 at 16:36

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'It is profoundly wrong' - Ombudsman for Children intervenes for children waiting on scoliosis treatment

The Ombudsman for Children has intervened on the issue of children subjected to long waiting lists for scoliosis treatment. Speaking on Today with Claire Byrne, Dr. Niall Muldoon announced that a staff member has been assigned to deal with ...

18 Oct 2021 at 15:54

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Irish hospital waiting lists to be tackled by new plan to stem growth

Irish hospital waiting list backlogs will be tackled by the end of the year thanks to a new short-term plan to "stem further growth". That's according to Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, who said that although waiting lists were bad ...

08 Oct 2021 at 10:59

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Health Minister promises action to tackle hospital waiting lists

The Minister for Health has promised “very significant action” to tackle rising waiting lists in the country’s hospitals. Stephen Donnelly, who was taking questions from TDs in the Dail on Tuesday night, admitted that waiting lists were ...

16 Feb 2022 at 09:49

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Over 100,000 people removed from hospital waiting lists in 2023 did not receive treatment

New data analysed by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) shows that around 105,000 people were removed from hospital waiting lists in 2023 without receiving treatment through a National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) ...

12 Jan 2024 at 19:19

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Waiting list targets won't be met without rapid delivery of extra beds, warn hospital consultants

Waiting list reduction targets for 2023 will never be met unless hospital bed occupancy rates are significantly reduced by rapidly delivering extra capacity in our public hospitals, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association ...

15 Apr 2023 at 09:00

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Louth TD brands waiting times for children's autism assessments in Dundalk "atrocious"

Children in Dundalk and North Louth are waiting more than two years for an autism assessment, while it’s nearly 27 months for those needing cognitive assessment, according to new figures revealed by Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú. ...

03 Feb 2021 at 14:10

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Our Lady of Lourdes Drogheda saw drop in overcrowding in 2018

2,233 patients went without a hospital bed in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda in 2018, according to analysis released today by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation(INMO). While this is a high number, it is ...

02 Jan 2019 at 11:20

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Government slammed for growing numbers of outpatients in Louth on hospital waiting lists

Sinn Fein TD Gerry Adams has raised concerns at the “growing numbers of outpatients in Louth on hospital waiting lists” and described the health service as “in a perpetual state of crisis because of the failure of the ...

09 Oct 2017 at 13:21

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