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Family told toddler son would have to wait 10 years for dental care
26 Feb
17.3k
56
Last year
2024
pain points
Patients 'don't see an end' to their pain as they battle with waiting lists for management clinics
20 Oct 2024
8.9k
24
HSE
Hospital consultants working more hours but seeing fewer patients now than 2016 projections
12 Jul 2024
7.4k
0
Long Lists
Nearly half a million people waiting longer for medical appointments than Sláintecare targets
14 Jun 2024
8.3k
45
HSE
Record number of people treated in Irish hospitals last year, despite 'unacceptably long' waits
15 Apr 2024
7.8k
26
Waiting Lists
Health services 'undermined' by lack of beds, consultants and GPs, according to IMO chief
7 Apr 2024
7.4k
15
The Morning Lead
Children 'suffering' as life-changing surgery delayed at Temple Street after spinal controversy
Parents and a consultant have raised concerns about the impact of long waiting lists on children’s quality of life.
Several hundred children are currently waiting for spinal and orthoepaedic surgery at Temple Street
Many children who require time-sensitive surgery have been waiting for months
The hospital has been embroiled in controversy since it emerged that one child died and others suffered serious post-surgery complications
Órla Ryan
25 Mar 2024
8.0k
The Morning Lead
'Concerning' delays for mammograms as Dublin hospitals struggle to recruit staff
Beaumont Hospital is considering outsourcing some appointments to deal with the backlog, one patient was told.
Patients are concerned it is taking months to get an appointment for certain scans, potentially delaying a cancer diagnosis
Extra consultants are due to start working in the coming months, but staffing levels remain an issue
"It is unacceptable that a person should wait too long before getting access to a vital diagnostic appointment," the CEO of the Irish Cancer Society said
Órla Ryan
2 Feb 2024
9.1k
All time
Wait Times
HSE caps wait time for children's aids funding at three weeks
3 Aug 2023
9.7k
8
Mental Health
Prison committees flag serious concerns over inmate mental health
25 Jun 2023
13.4k
78
Waiting Lists
Close to 500,000 people on waiting lists longer than maximum Sláintecare wait time targets
9 Jun 2023
11.5k
44
Special Needs
Government could reimburse parents who go private to assess children’s needs, Dáil told
24 May 2023
10.7k
26
Waiting Lists
Fears over colon cancer waiting lists as doctors face 'race against time' to diagnose patients
7 Feb 2023
17.8k
15
Waiting Lists
Healthcare report shows increase in ED attendances and outpatient appointments
1 Dec 2022
6.3k
9
Navan Hospital
Closure of Navan A&E is 'built into' HSE's 'fresh look' review, say local TDs
17 Aug 2022
17.1k
8
Waiting Lists
1,500 surgeries expected for Irish patients at new Spanish hospital
14 Jul 2022
36.4k
52
PodcastThe Good Information Podcast
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Healthcare
Is Stephen Donnelly's €350m plan to tackle waiting lists this year actually working?
4 Jun 2022
14.5k
28
Tullamore
Woman whose daughter was put on 249-week hospital waiting list 'thought figure was a typo'
28 May 2022
45.9k
47
waiting list action plan
Health Minister launches €350 million action plan to slash hospital waiting lists
25 Feb 2022
9.4k
19
Waiting Lists
Waiting lists for children's surgeries to be tackled by extending operating theatre hours
15 Feb 2022
14.8k
16
Leaders' Questions
'Not an issue of funding': Urgent surgery wait lists for children unacceptable, says Taoiseach
2 Feb 2022
7.9k
8
Waiting Lists
Children's hospitals forced to cancel surgeries for patients who are in 'increasing pain'
14 Nov 2021
28.8k
19
Waiting Lists
Consultants say orthopaedic care conditions for children are 'inadequate and chaotic'
11 Nov 2021
19.2k
7
children's health
Plan to tackle healthcare waiting lists to be announced shortly, says Taoiseach
28 Sep 2021
10.9k
35
women's health taskforce
Women feel doctors 'normalise' loss of pregnancy, and first-time mothers 'not listened to', report finds
14 Sep 2021
17.6k
8
rehab wait
Over 3,500 on wait list for a detox bed, with over 140 residential beds still closed
28 Apr 2021
20.2k
38
Waiting Lists
'We can't keep relying on other countries': HSE begins hiring experts to oversee service for trans youth
20 Apr 2021
11.8k
National Gender Service
'The lack of medical support is a travesty': Trans people facing five-year healthcare waiting list
31 Mar 2021
33.8k
Waiting Lists
Eye-care waiting lists continue to increase, with 23,700 waiting over a year
25 Jan 2021
10.2k
7
Waiting Lists
Over 612,000 people waiting on outpatient hospital care
15 Nov 2020
17.5k
28
public hospitals
Over 600,000 people waiting for first outpatient consultation
15 Aug 2020
22.6k
64
Waiting Lists
Over 584,000 patients waiting for their first outpatient hospital appointment last month
10 Jul 2020
9.8k
26
covid committee
Taking over private hospitals during the Covid-19 crisis will cost roughly €300 million
Updated
2 Jun 2020
25.3k
40
Waiting Lists
Almost 560,000 patients waiting for their first outpatient hospital appointment last month
13 Mar 2020
18.3k
33
waiting
More than 556,000 waiting for first outpatient consultation as figures continue to rise
14 Feb 2020
16.3k
88
Waiting Lists
'Enough is enough': 94% of IMO consultants and doctors vote for industrial action
17 Dec 2019
12.6k
31
Healthcare
'Devastating': Trans people on wrong waiting list for years after referrals were 'misplaced'
6 Nov 2019
15.6k
22
Waiting Lists
Consultant shortages causing 'a spiral of burnout, stress and emigration'
21 Sep 2019
20.8k
57
Waiting Lists
Post pulled by the HSE as recruitment freeze goes on resulting in longer waiting times for patients
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