Concern as patients face 29-day wait for colonoscopy

THE numbers of patients waiting more than 29 days for urgent colonoscopies at the mid-west’s largest hospital “is a cause of serious concern”.

That’s the view of HSE West Forum member, Cllr Brian Meaney (Green), who was commenting yesterday on new figures showing that more than 15% of patients at Limerick’s Regional Hospital are waiting more than 29 days for an urgent colonoscopy.

The HSE’s Healthstat report, in its green, amber and red marking system, has marked the hospital’s patient wait times for an urgent colonoscopy a ‘red’.