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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

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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

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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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Full details of waiting times for NCT in Waterford revealed

No dates are available for an NCT test in Waterford for almost six months, it has emerged. Dates in June 2023 are the first available appointments at the test centre in Waterford. There is also a similar wait in nearby Kilkenny. Other ...

11 Jan 2023 at 16:53

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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 ...

04 Nov 2021 at 11:53

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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 ...

19 Oct 2021 at 12:21

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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 ...

18 Oct 2021 at 15:57

New plan set to tackle Irish hospital waiting lists by year's end

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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 ...

08 Oct 2021 at 17:54

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

08 Oct 2021 at 10:58

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Sinn Féin TD slams Taoiseach for blaming pandemic on spiralling waiting lists

Sinn Féin TD and spokesperson on health, David Cullinane, has criticised Taoiseach Micheál Martin, for putting spiralling waiting lists down to the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that the major rise in waiting times ...

10 Sept 2021 at 13:31

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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, ...

16 Feb 2022 at 09:49

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