Hospital waiting lists still wait

LESS than one-third of children and 36% of adults eligible for the National Treatment Purchase Fund have been treated.

Figures contained in a report in the Irish Medical News, show just 2,495 of 6,805 eligible adults and only 435 of 1,500 eligible children (29%) have been treated to date as part of the €30 million fund.

Uptake has been particularly low in the Mid-West, where just 17% of eligible adults have been treated, compared with 28% in the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA) and an average of 50% in other health boards.