More than half a million waiting for a first hospital outpatient appointment

A total of 546,630 patients are waiting for a hospital outpatient appointments in Ireland, new figures from The National Treatment Purchase Fund reveal.

More than half a million waiting for a first hospital outpatient appointment

A total of 546,630 patients are waiting for outpatient appointments in Ireland, new figures from The National Treatment Purchase Fund reveal.

There are 101,724 patients waiting more than 18 months, which is a record high for a patient waiting longer than a year.

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