Over 600,000 waiting for outpatient appointment in Ireland

There has been an increase of 17,000 people waiting for an outpatient appointment since June. Picture: PA

Over 601,000 people are waiting for an outpatient appointment at an Irish hospital.

The latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) show that this figure has increased from 584,000 since the end of June by over 17,000.