Waiting Lists

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Cork and Limerick hospitals apologise to patients for A&E delays
Cork and Limerick hospitals apologise to patients for A&E delays
Hospitals in Cork and Limerick have apologised to patients facing delays in their emergency departments and defended efforts made to address the problem.

Thu, 10 Nov, 2022

Patients still face months of waiting for hospital treatment
Patients still face months of waiting for hospital treatment
People should consider treatment abroad, says patients association

Mon, 03 Oct, 2022

HSE chief: 'I don’t feel I have left anything behind me. I don’t believe I left anybody down'
HSE chief: 'I don’t feel I have left anything behind me. I don’t believe I left anybody down'
Paul Reid reflects on his time at the helm of Ireland's health service during an unprecedented crisis — but also addresses current concerns including waiting lists and community care

Fri, 02 Sep, 2022

Consultants warn patients at risk of dying as 900,000 on hospital waiting lists
Consultants hear it could take 15 years to clear current waiting lists
Hospital waiting lists have now reached over 907,000 across all specialities, including over 100,000 children waiting to be seen.

Tue, 30 Aug, 2022

Consultants warn patients at risk of dying as 900,000 on hospital waiting lists
Consultants warn patients at risk of dying as 900,000 on hospital waiting lists
Irish Hospital Consultants Association point to 'years of underinvestment and consultant staffing crisis'

Fri, 12 Aug, 2022

More than 60,000 children on waiting lists for vital services
More than 60,000 children on waiting lists for vital services
Occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy all have long waiting lists

Fri, 12 Aug, 2022

Doctor and patient in ophthalmology clinic
More than 16,000 children waiting for eye care
"These delays result in their vision deteriorating which in turn affects their ability to adjust to life with less vision and their mental health," warned NCBI head of advocacy and communications June Tinsley.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.
Over 900,000 patients on hospital waiting lists
Nearly 624,000 are waiting for their first outpatient consultation

Fri, 15 Jul, 2022

Team of medical staff in personal protective equipment walking in hospital corridor
Hospital in Spain opens to patients stuck on waiting lists in Ireland
Up to 1,500 operations have been earmarked in the Spanish hospital for Irish patients annually.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2022

DENIS SCANNELL
Cork residents in a ‘postcode lottery’ when accessing respite
North Cork has 22 respite beds while East Cork has just 16

Wed, 06 Jul, 2022

South-East has highest number of elderly waiting for homecare
South-East has highest number of elderly waiting for homecare
North Dublin has smallest waiting list as analysis shows almost all care in region offered by private or voluntary providers

Thu, 16 Jun, 2022

Donnelly: Up to five years of public health reforms before private insurance not needed
Donnelly: Up to five years of public health reforms before private insurance not needed
Mr Donnelly said many changes need to happen under SlĂĄintecare before insurance fades away here

Sun, 22 May, 2022

Ennis protest rally demands reopening of Midwest hospitals' EDs
Ennis protest rally demands reopening of Midwest hospitals' EDs
'The message we wanted to spread today is that the people of the Midwest matter'

Sat, 21 May, 2022

Plan to resolve Limerick hospital overcrowding expected 'over next two to three weeks'
Plan to resolve Limerick hospital overcrowding expected 'over next two to three weeks'
The Oireachtas Health Committee heard the HSE Service Plan includes the opening of 308 beds funded last year which have not yet opened.

Wed, 18 May, 2022

Record-breaking 100,000 children now on hospital waiting lists
Record-breaking 100,000 children now on hospital waiting lists
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association said the shortage of consultants is the root cause of the “unacceptably long” waiting lists.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2022

Almost 133,000 on outpatient waiting lists in south/south-west
Almost 133,000 on outpatient waiting lists in south/south-west
57% of these are on waiting lists at Cork University Hospital

Tue, 12 Apr, 2022

Disabilities minister tells HSE to prioritise therapies for children over paperwork
Disabilities minister tells HSE to prioritise therapies for children over paperwork
Some 34,000 children are on community health waiting lists

Wed, 06 Apr, 2022

Over €305m paid out for medical negligence claims in southwest in  three years
Over €305m paid out for medical negligence claims in southwest in  three years
Nearly half of the medical payouts by hospitals in the southwest over the last two decades came in the last three years, new figures show.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2022

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Two-thirds on social housing list wait over two years
While the numbers waiting have reduced for the fifth consecutive year, 59,247 households were still waiting for social housing.  Across the two Cork authorities, there were over 6,700 households on the waiting list — 11.4% of the national total

Wed, 30 Mar, 2022

Top Cork surgeon warns funding pledge for children's surgeries must not be 'pipe dream'
Top Cork surgeon warns funding pledge for children's surgeries must not be 'pipe dream'
Concern plans for €19m to revitalise children’s surgical care could fall by the wayside, as has happened previously

Thu, 24 Mar, 2022

MSPs debate child care plans
Parents asked to carry out therapies on their children as wait lists persist
Parents say they have been told that if they do not avail of training courses, their children with disabilities will be taken off HSE lists

Sat, 12 Mar, 2022

No country for old men: 54-hour wait in UHL’s A&E shows sickness in our health system
No country for old men: 54-hour wait in UHL’s A&E shows sickness in our health system
UHL is staffed by amazingly dedicated people but is blighted by systems failure, a skewed definition of risk, and the abandonment of compassion, write Maria and Helena O’Dwyer

Thu, 03 Mar, 2022

'These are not just files in Crumlin with someone's name on it, these are our kids'
'These are not just files in Crumlin with someone's name on it, these are our kids'
Advocacy group for children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus highlights the long wait times for surgeries

Thu, 03 Feb, 2022

Almost 48,500 people on waiting lists at University Hospital Waterford
Almost 48,500 people on waiting lists at University Hospital Waterford
Calls on the Government to 'stop hiding behind the pandemic'

Wed, 26 Jan, 2022

Efforts underway to clear waiting list backlog at Mid-West hospitals
Efforts underway to clear waiting list backlog at Mid-West hospitals
Outpatient waiting lists in the Mid West have surged since 2019, with pressure increasing due to cancellations throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

More than 13,200 children waiting for urgent orthodontic treatment
More than 13,200 children waiting for urgent orthodontic treatment
Dentists are warning the impact is worst for vulnerable, low-income children

Wed, 08 Dec, 2021

'Farcical and dangerous': Elderly man waits 30 hours for bed in Limerick hospital
'Farcical and dangerous': Elderly man waits 30 hours for bed in Limerick hospital
'All I saw were older people, mainly over-70s, and all on trolleys; it was heartbreaking'

Tue, 07 Dec, 2021

Team of medical staff in personal protective equipment walking in hospital corridor
Irish Examiner view: When hospital delays make for dangerous ends
Men remain less likely to seek medical help for early warning signs of cancer

Mon, 22 Nov, 2021

Hospital stock
Number of patients on hospital waiting lists climbs to 910,000
NTPF figures also show that some 650,000 people are awaiting their first outpatient appointment

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021

Cabinet Meeting
HSE winter plan will only cut 36,000 patients from waiting lists
The 'waiting list removal' element of the plan entails every waiting patient being contacted by letter to ask if they still require care.

Sat, 09 Oct, 2021

Hospital corridor with gurneys
Government plans 'to stem any further growth in waiting lists'
The Acute Hospital Waiting List Plan is aimed at mitigating the impact of the pandemic and the cyberattack on scheduled care activity

Thu, 07 Oct, 2021

Doctor and patient in ophthalmology clinic
49,000 waiting for eye-care procedures at Irish hospitals
14,800 people have been waiting for more than 18 months

Mon, 20 Sep, 2021

Consultants warn it could take 14 years to get hospital waiting lists under control
Consultants warn it could take 14 years to get hospital waiting lists under control
Waiting lists now top 907,000 patients, with the Irish Hospital Consultants Association blaming the combined impact of years of underinvestment, Covid-19 and the HSE cyberattack

Thu, 16 Sep, 2021

Hospital waiting lists top 900,000 for the first time
Hospital waiting lists top 900,000 for the first time
Consultants view the latest figures with 'extreme concern'.

Fri, 20 Aug, 2021

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Warning of 'record' waiting lists for paediatric services
Shortage of consultants 'is restricting children from accessing the medical care they need'

Fri, 11 Jun, 2021

Tipperary GP lambasts four-year delay in services for patient with autism
Tipperary GP lambasts four-year delay in services for patient with autism
Situation 'an absolute joke'

Fri, 20 Nov, 2020

Paul Reid: Covid-19 has put the HSE in 'a better place'
Paul Reid: Covid-19 has put the HSE in 'a better place'
The head of the HSE has said that Covid-19 has ironically put the HSE “in a better place” due to the change in focus the disease has necessitated.

Wed, 11 Nov, 2020

Shining a light on the patient’s diagnosis
Waiting lists for hospital procedures 'starting to stabilise' after lockdown pause
Significant increase in the number of people waiting for appointments during first emergency phase of Covid-19 pandemic

Thu, 15 Oct, 2020

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
More than 21,000 children waiting for occupational therapy assessments
Some areas unable to provide updated lists as staff have been redeployed to other areas due to Covid-19

Wed, 30 Sep, 2020

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Disabilities minister vows to cut wait times for needs assessments to three months by next summer
Anne Rabitte  promised that all children will get an assessment of needs within three months by June 2021

Sun, 20 Sep, 2020

Call to invest in psychologists as 10,000 on waiting list
Call to invest in psychologists as 10,000 on waiting list
Appointment of 276 additional psychologists, at a cost of €16m, would clear backlog

Wed, 16 Sep, 2020

Fall in hospital waiting lists 'a drop in the ocean', say consultants
Fall in hospital waiting lists 'a drop in the ocean', say consultants

Hospital consultants say a small fall in the numbers of people on hospital waiting lists around the country is still just a drop in the ocean.

Sat, 14 Dec, 2019

Number of children on hospital waiting lists in south-southwest equivalent to a large town
Number of children on hospital waiting lists in south-southwest equivalent to a large town

Almost 17,000 children are waiting for treatment in acute hospitals in the south-southwest, it has emerged.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2019

'Sticking plaster is not the answer' to hospital waiting lists, says consultant association
'Sticking plaster is not the answer' to hospital waiting lists, says consultant association

Almost 68,000 people were waiting for an appointment for an inpatient or day case treatment at the end of September.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2019

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