HSE misses targets on hospital admissions and waiting lists for treatments

HSE said 1,266 people had to wait more than four weeks for access to an urgent colonoscopy last year, while it also missed targets on therapy waiting lists across a range of areas including speech and language therapy, psychology, and physiotherapy.

Just over one-third of over-75s admitted to an emergency department last year were discharged or admitted within six hours of registering at a hospital.

The HSE has a target of 95% of such patients being discharged within that window.