More than 100,000 people removed from hospital waiting lists without receiving treatment

The IHCA said 105,000 people were removed from lists via a  ‘validation’ process. Picture: Denis Minihane

More than 100,000 people were removed from Ireland’s hospital waiting lists in 2023 without ever receiving State treatment, according to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA).

The consultants’ group said that roughly 105,000 people had been removed from the waiting lists via a process known as ‘validation’ carried out by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), which compiles the listings.