Children waiting up to 13 years for primary care assessment

Social Democrats TD for East Cork Liam Quaide, a clinical psychologist, said that the crisis in primary care services has 'flown almost entirely under the radar'. File picture

Children have been waiting as long as 13 years for a primary care assessment within the HSE, as new figures throw a spotlight on just how long waiting lists can go.

Previously, the HSE had bracketed all children who had been waiting for longer than one or two years into one overall cohort when detailing the length of time that they were waiting.