Cork University Maternity Hospital implements initiative to dramatically reduce waiting lists

“We've done a number of new things. One of them is to cohort patients into eight major clinical conditions and to try see patients in groups, we find that much more efficient and effective."

Cork University Maternity Hospital has implemented a major initiative this week to reduce out-patient waiting lists. The aim is to reduce the waiting list for gynaecology out-patient services by 500 in five days.

Professor John Higgins told RTE's Morning Ireland that this week’s initiative is part of a three-year plan to see how best to manage large waiting lists.