'From crisis to catastrophe' - Hospital waiting lists heading for a million, consultants say
As of last month, almost 907,617 people - the equivalent of one-fifth of the population of the country - were on some form of hospital waiting list. File Picture: PA
208 people have been added to public hospital waiting lists every day over the past year - an average of almost nine patients per hour, according to new figures from the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA).
The group said the spiraling and "unmanageable" waiting lists are the result of "years of underinvestment and a lack of capacity in the health system."
