Waiting list for endoscopy test climbs by more than 4,000 in five months despite €24m fund

The figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) show 32,839 people waiting for GI endoscopies in July. 

More than 4,000 additional people are now waiting for vital endoscopy tests which can identify disease, including cancer, than in March, new hospital data shows.

The rise comes despite funding of €24m given to widen use of these scopes in the latest waiting list action plan, published in February.