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'Bleak winter' warning as emergency wait times and hospital numbers grow

Close to 25,000 people had to wait longer than 24 hours in an emergency department (ED) in the first five months of the year, latest figures show. Figures also show that out of that number, 8,204 were aged over 75. Overall hospital attendances have ...

02 Aug 2022 at 18:14

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Long waiting list times are ‘unacceptable’ admits HSE chief Paul Reid

HSE chief Paul Reid has admitted that long waiting lists for hospital services are “unacceptable”, in evidence about the HSE’s National Service Plan 2022 given to the Oireachtas Health Committee. Mr Reid said a “multi-annual” approach was needed ...

18 May 2022 at 17:09

National News

Health Minister launches €350m plan to slash hospital waiting lists

The Minister for Health has launched a plan to slash hospital waiting lists to their lowest level in five years. Stephen Donnelly said a €350 million cash injection will see 1.7 million people treated and removed from waiting lists, and reduce ...

25 Feb 2022 at 13:23

National News

New data reveals 35% dip in Ireland's social housing waiting list

Ireland's social housing waiting list has been reduced by over 30% in the past five years. That's according to the latest Summary of Social Housing Assessment (SSHA), which was released today (Wednesday March 30) by the Department of Housing. ...

30 Mar 2022 at 16:36

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430 patients are waiting for hospital beds this morning

430 patients are waiting for beds in Irish hospitals this morning, according to INMO's trolley watch. 334 patients are waiting in the emergency department and 96 are waiting for beds in wards elsewhere. University Hospital Limerick has 48 ...

04 Nov 2021 at 11:51

National News

416 patients waiting on hospital beds across Ireland this morning

416 admitted patients are waiting for hospital beds in Ireland this morning, according to INMO's Trolley Watch. 323 patients are waiting in the emergency department, and 93 patients are in wards elsewhere across the country. 21 of these ...

19 Oct 2021 at 12:19

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'It is profoundly wrong' - Ombudsman for Children intervenes for children waiting on scoliosis treatment

The Ombudsman for Children has intervened on the issue of children subjected to long waiting lists for scoliosis treatment. Speaking on Today with Claire Byrne, Dr. Niall Muldoon announced that a staff member has been assigned to deal ...

18 Oct 2021 at 15:54

National News

Irish hospital waiting lists to be tackled by new plan to stem growth

Irish hospital waiting list backlogs will be tackled by the end of the year thanks to a new short-term plan to "stem further growth". That's according to Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, who said that although waiting lists ...

08 Oct 2021 at 10:59

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Emergency Department waiting times at Letterkenny Hospital "Significant"

224 people attended the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital over the weekend and waiting times there now have been described as "significant". There are currently 14 patients on trolleys in the ED waiting for ...

13 Jun 2022 at 12:41

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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 ...

12 Jun 2022 at 13:01

National News

Health Minister promises action to tackle hospital waiting lists

The Minister for Health has promised “very significant action” to tackle rising waiting lists in the country’s hospitals. Stephen Donnelly, who was taking questions from TDs in the Dail on Tuesday night, admitted that ...

16 Feb 2022 at 09:49

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National: Major changes announced at NCT centres with cash no longer to be accepted

Customers will no longer by able to pay for their car test by cash in the coming months, the NCT has announced. "We're saying goodbye to cash!" it wrote on social media. "NCTS are going cashless over the coming ...

22 Aug 2023 at 13:04

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