Funding plan launched to slash hospital waiting lists

Funding plan launched to slash hospital waiting lists
Patients in a hospital waiting room (Lynne Cameron/PA)

The Minister for Health has launched a plan to slash hospital waiting lists to their lowest level in five years.

Stephen Donnelly said a €350m cash injection will see 1.7 million people treated and removed from waiting lists, and reduce the total number by 18%.

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