Nearly 16,000 patients removed from waiting lists after validation process

The NTPF doesn't record the reasons why, but the Irish Patients Association says the audit suggests some patients may have got sicker and have presented to an emergency department instead.

Nearly 16,000 patients have been removed from waiting lists this year after a validation process.

More than 3,000 said they wanted to be removed from inpatient and day-case lists and nearly 13,000 asked to be taken off the outpatient list.