€2.5m children's outpatient department hailed as beacon for waiting-list management

Lorcan Flannery at the official opening of the  Cappagh Kids outpatients department at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin. Picture: Paul Faith

The official opening of a €2.5 million outpatient department for children at a Dublin hospital has been hailed as a beacon for “how things can be done” when managing waiting lists.

The Cappagh Kids section of the National Orthopaedic Hospital in north Dublin was developed primarily via fundraising and charitable donations and has enjoyed huge success in its first two years.