More than 7,600 appointments cancelled in both CUH and UHL this year

Just under 14,000 appointments have been cancelled in the Mater Hospital in Dublin.
More than 7,600 appointments cancelled in both CUH and UHL this year

Donegal GP Ciarán Ó Fearraigh says hospitals are struggling to cope with demand. Picture: Dan Linehan

Almost 110,000 hospital appointments have been cancelled so far this year.

According to Freedom of Information figures, the cancellations include nearly 14,000 at the Mater Hospital in Dublin. Other hospitals with large numbers of cancellations include Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Limerick, which both saw more than 7,600 appointments cancelled.

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