Gynaecology backlogs ‘astonishingly dangerous’ as waiting list exceeds 30,000

Figures show that 48% of women on the waiting list have been on it longer than six months, and over 27% have been waiting just over a year.

More than 30,000 women were on waiting lists for gynaecological appointments in Irish hospitals up to January 28 of this year, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has revealed. 

The figures were described as “beyond concerning” by Sinn Féin TD Sorca Clarke, who said the fact that 4,372 of these women have been waiting over 18 months for an appointment is “astonishingly dangerous”.