HSE CEO claims 'previously hidden need' behind surge in gynaecology waiting lists

The matter was raised this with HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster (left) and health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (right) over two Oireachtas Health Committee sessions. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

The number of women and girls on gynaecology waiting lists has surged by 13% since the pandemic, according to new figures.

The HSE has admitted new specialist clinics have huge patient numbers due to “previously unmet need or hidden need”.