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'Extreme concern' at record waiting lists for medical treatment for children

A record 100,089 children are now on some form of the National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting list, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has revealed. Of those on the waiting list, more than 1 in 3 (34,300) are waiting longer than a ...

15 Apr 2022 at 11:38

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'Unacceptable' hospital waiting lists - Consultant

Years of underinvestment in the Health Service have led to what the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) described as "unacceptable hospital waiting lists" and long waiting times for patients. According to the Association, hospital ...

12 Jun 2022 at 13:01

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Hospital waiting lists growing to 'unacceptable levels' - Irish Hospital Consultants Association

Waiting lists for children to see a hospital consultant have grown to 100,000 with many facing a wait of up to 14 years, according to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association. The association says Ireland is 'an outlier' in Europe in ...

18 Oct 2021 at 13:51

Crisis: Dozens of SUH consultants highlight 'unacceptable and unsafe conditions for patients and staff'

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Crisis: 34 SUH consultants highlight 'unacceptable and unsafe conditions for patients and staff'

The Taoiseach has been told in the Dáil that 34 consultants at Sligo University Hospital have highlighted 'unacceptable and unsafe conditions for patients and staff' to a local TD who represents Bundoran, Ballyshannon, Rossnowlagh and ...

23 Nov 2022 at 09:22

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Concern over long-term commitment to funding women’s health services in Donegal

Hospital consultants have expressed concerns over long-term commitment to funding women’s health services in Donegal and other western counties Irish Hospital Consultants Association president, Dr Donal O’Hanlon, said the findings of ...

12 Feb 2020 at 16:30

Cancelling scheduled care at hospitals ‘abandons people of Mid-West’

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Cancelling scheduled care at five hospitals ‘abandonment of people of Mid-West’

A decision to cancel scheduled care across five hospitals and injury units for an indefinite period has been criticised as “an abandonment of the people of the Mid-West”. A consultants group said the HSE’s decision to cancel ...

08 Aug 2024 at 20:47

National News

Over 100,000 people removed from hospital waiting lists in 2023 did not receive treatment

New data analysed by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) shows that around 105,000 people were removed from hospital waiting lists in 2023 without receiving treatment through a National Treatment Purchase Fund ...

12 Jan 2024 at 19:19

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LUH outpatient waiting list increased by 2,732 since January 2015 to 18,767 last month - IHCA

The outpatient waiting list at LUH has increased from 16,035 in January 2015 to 18,767 in January this year, the Irish Hospital Consultants (IHCA) said today - an increase of 2,732 outpatients. And Hospitals within the ...

23 Feb 2022 at 11:12

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New nurse-led Wax Clinic introduced at Letterkenny University Hospital

The first nurse-led Wax Clinic in the Outpatients Department of Letterkenny University Hospital was held earlier this month. Staff nurse, Bridgene Bonner introduced the new clinic following specialised training in ...

27 Sept 2022 at 16:55

National News

IMO labels new hospital consultant contract a 'missed opportunity'

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has criticised the new consultant contract being introduced by Government and labeled it a 'missed opportunity'. Professor Matthew Sadlier, Chairman of the Consultant ...

16 Apr 2023 at 09:00

Local News

Consultant vacancies at LUH resulting in worsening waiting lists and additional agency costs - says IHCA

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has warned that the ongoing shortage of hospital Consultants across a large number of specialties in the North West is restricting patients from ...

05 Jun 2022 at 11:00

National News

Waiting list targets won't be met without rapid delivery of extra beds, warn hospital consultants

Waiting list reduction targets for 2023 will never be met unless hospital bed occupancy rates are significantly reduced by rapidly delivering extra capacity in our public hospitals, the Irish ...

15 Apr 2023 at 09:00

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