Cork University Maternity Hospital consultants urge Simon Harris to deliver on funds

Consultants at Cork University Maternity Hospital have called on Health Minister Simon Harris to deliver on funding promised to tackle massive gynaecology waiting lists as a quid pro quo for the work they have done to reduce waiting times.

Consultant obstetrician/gynaecologist Cathy Burke said the number of women waiting more than 18 months for an outpatient appointment had reduced by one third, down from 1,013 in April to 693 by the end of August. The overall waiting figure is 4,292, down from 4,667 last April.

“We’ve been working hard running additional gynae clinics over the summer and we will do so until the end of the year in an effort to eliminate the outpatient waiting list over 18 months as we promised when we met the minister in March.