# Waiting Lists

Last month

May 2023

# Special Needs

Government could reimburse parents who go private to assess children’s needs, Dáil told

The Taoiseach said the proposal was being assessed in response to questions from the Labour Party.

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May 24th 2023, 5:37 PM

This year

2023

# Waiting Lists

Fears over colon cancer waiting lists as doctors face 'race against time' to diagnose patients

The Irish Cancer Society has warned that almost over a third of patients are not receiving the procedure within the necessary timeframe.

16.3k

Feb 7th 2023, 12:05 AM

Last year

2022

# Waiting Lists

Healthcare report shows increase in ED attendances and outpatient appointments

Close to 200,000 people had been on outpatient waiting lists for over a year.

6.2k

Dec 1st 2022, 2:49 PM

# Navan Hospital

Closure of Navan A&E is 'built into' HSE's 'fresh look' review, say local TDs

A working group review into the planned closure of ED services at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan should be completed in a few weeks.

A review group tasked to give a fresh look at the planned closure of the emergency department will be completed in "a few weeks".

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly asked the HSE to carry out a review of capacity levels in light of a number of concerns being raised.

However, opposition TDs have hit out against the wording of the terms of reference in which the review group is operating.

16.9k

Aug 17th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Waiting Lists

1,500 surgeries expected for Irish patients at new Spanish hospital

The treatment will be available because of the EU Cross Border Directive.

36.2k

Jul 14th 2022, 7:05 AM

# Healthcare

The Good Information Podcast: Healthcare - are we moving further away from the solution?

A majority of Irish people are pessimistic about the healthcare service, so what needs to change?

3.5k

Jun 20th 2022, 9:53 AM

# Healthcare

Is Stephen Donnelly's €350m plan to tackle waiting lists this year actually working?

“The whole point of waiting lists is that you can’t fix them in a year.”

14.4k

Jun 4th 2022, 6:30 AM

# Tullamore

Woman whose daughter was put on 249-week hospital waiting list 'thought figure was a typo'

A letter seen by The Journal states the waiting list for Midland Regional Hospital at Tullamore is “in excess of 249 weeks”.

45.7k

May 28th 2022, 12:05 AM

# waiting list action plan

Health Minister launches €350 million action plan to slash hospital waiting lists

Stephen Donnelly said the plan will see 1.7 million people treated and removed from waiting lists, and reduce the total number by 18%.

9.4k

Feb 25th 2022, 1:18 PM

# Waiting Lists

Waiting lists for children's surgeries to be tackled by extending operating theatre hours

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said “far too many” children are waiting too long for orthopaedic surgery

14.5k

Feb 15th 2022, 9:01 PM

# Leaders' Questions

'Not an issue of funding': Urgent surgery wait lists for children unacceptable, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin said record sums of money have been given to the HSE and to CHI.

7.9k

Feb 2nd 2022, 3:30 PM

All time

# Waiting Lists

Children's hospitals forced to cancel surgeries for patients who are in 'increasing pain'

Around 40% of in-patients at children’s hospitals have a respiratory virus.

High attendances at Emergency Departments forced hospitals to cancel non-urgent procedures, Michelle Hennessy reports.

There has been an increase in cases of a respiratory virus among children aged 0-4.

Advocates have called for funding to expand theatre capacity and support recruitment.

28.6k

Nov 14th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Waiting Lists

Consultants say orthopaedic care conditions for children are 'inadequate and chaotic'

Consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon Connor Green made a passionate plea to overhaul the system.

11.2k

Nov 11th 2021, 2:25 PM

# children's health

Plan to tackle healthcare waiting lists to be announced shortly, says Taoiseach

There are more than 100,000 children on waiting lists for treatment, assessment and diagnostic tests.

10.9k

Sep 28th 2021, 7:58 PM

# women's health taskforce

Women feel doctors 'normalise' loss of pregnancy, and first-time mothers 'not listened to', report finds

Over 270 women aged 18 to 80 participated in discussions for a report commissioned by a Department of Health taskforce.

17.6k

Sep 14th 2021, 3:35 PM

# rehab wait

Over 3,500 on wait list for a detox bed, with over 140 residential beds still closed

Over 60% are on the waiting list for at least nine months.

19.7k

Apr 28th 2021, 12:01 AM

# Waiting Lists

'We can't keep relying on other countries': HSE begins hiring experts to oversee service for trans youth

Teni has welcomed the fact that a consultant psychiatrist and a paediatric endocrinologist are being hired.

11.6k

Apr 20th 2021, 8:00 PM

# National Gender Service

'The lack of medical support is a travesty': Trans people facing five-year healthcare waiting list

On Transgender Day of Visibility, Teni CEO Éirénne Carroll talks to The Journal about access to healthcare in Ireland and worrying developments in the US.

33.4k

Mar 31st 2021, 6:00 AM

# Waiting Lists

Eye-care waiting lists continue to increase, with 23,700 waiting over a year

Optometrists have offered to help the Government with the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

10.1k

Jan 25th 2021, 1:22 PM

# Waiting Lists

Over 612,000 people waiting on outpatient hospital care

The outpatient waiting list has grown by nearly 45,600 since last year.

17.5k

Nov 15th 2020, 3:03 PM

# public hospitals

Over 600,000 people waiting for first outpatient consultation

Delays created by the Covid-19 pandemic have resulted in a backlog of cases.

22.6k

Aug 15th 2020, 7:43 AM

# Waiting Lists

Over 584,000 patients waiting for their first outpatient hospital appointment last month

The public health service has come under pressure in recent months as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

9.7k

Jul 10th 2020, 9:14 PM

# covid committee

Taking over private hospitals during the Covid-19 crisis will cost roughly €300 million

‘A fire alarm went off and we sent four fire tenders, and people are saying now we should only have sent three,’ the secretary general said.

25.3k

Updated

Jun 2nd 2020, 3:03 PM

# Waiting Lists

Almost 560,000 patients waiting for their first outpatient hospital appointment last month

The figures come at a time when the coronavirus is putting pressure on the public health system.

18.3k

Mar 13th 2020, 9:31 PM

# waiting

More than 556,000 waiting for first outpatient consultation as figures continue to rise

The figures have grown by over 33,000 since January last year.

16.2k

Feb 14th 2020, 10:23 PM

# Waiting Lists

'Enough is enough': 94% of IMO consultants and doctors vote for industrial action

The IMO said its key demand is an end to the “unjustifiable pay inequality” faced by consultants.

12.5k

Dec 17th 2019, 9:04 PM

# Healthcare

'Devastating': Trans people on wrong waiting list for years after referrals were 'misplaced'

Over 100 people were affected by the HSE’s error.

15.5k

Nov 6th 2019, 5:58 PM

# Waiting Lists

Consultant shortages causing 'a spiral of burnout, stress and emigration'

About one million patients in Ireland are on waiting lists to see a consultant.

20.7k

Sep 21st 2019, 3:38 PM

# Waiting Lists

Post pulled by the HSE as recruitment freeze goes on resulting in longer waiting times for patients

Experienced physiotherapists were told last week vacant positions offered out had now been cancelled.

25.9k

Jul 21st 2019, 9:30 PM

# Hospitals

'Disgrace': Record high in number of people waiting for outpatient appointments

556,411 patients were waiting for their first outpatient consultation at the end of May.

10.8k

Jun 14th 2019, 5:50 PM

# record numbers

'Simply appalling': Record high in number of people waiting for outpatient appointments

Figures could rise again next month, due to the fallout from the nurses’ strike.

10.6k

Feb 15th 2019, 6:28 PM

# Waiting Lists

In Ireland, there is a 'widespread assumption' that your local TD or councillor can help you get a council house

A new report outlines a number of issues with local authority housing waiting lists in Ireland.

35.5k

Dec 14th 2018, 12:08 PM

# Mental Health

'Walking into a crisis': 61 psychiatrist posts are vacant around the country

Cork and Kerry are worst impacted.

30.0k

Nov 26th 2018, 6:15 AM

# Daycase Access Plan

Simon Harris acknowledges there is 'more work to be done' as inpatient waiting lists fall across Ireland

The number of patients waiting more than 9 months for treatment has reduced by 38%.

9.6k

Nov 16th 2018, 6:14 PM

# Waiting Lists

More than 1,600 children and teens waiting over a year for psychology appointments

The HSE figures were released to Fianna Fáil’s mental health spokesperson James Browne.

11.5k

Nov 3rd 2018, 6:22 PM

# Waiting Lists

Healy-Rae sends patients to Belfast for hip and knee replacements to avoid a four-year wait

Patients can get the surgery in Belfast in a couple of months.

57.7k

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Nov 2nd 2018, 6:01 AM

# sláintecare

Patients to be told how long they'll spend on a waiting list under new 'guarantee' scheme

The waiting list guarantee policy will kick in next year.

18.7k

Aug 8th 2018, 2:52 PM

# Waiting Lists

'A national scandal': Almost one million on health waiting lists in first half of year

There were 997,258 patient appointments outstanding in the first half of the year.

12.4k

Aug 8th 2018, 7:30 AM

# Health Fail

Attempt to remove patients from hospital waiting lists 'a national disgrace', National Association of GPs says

It’s claimed that the most vulnerable in society are being affected

17.6k

Jul 16th 2018, 1:18 PM

# since records began

There are more people on hospital waiting lists than ever before

More than half a million people are on outpatient waiting lists however the number of inpatients waiting has fallen slightly.

7.7k

Jun 14th 2018, 2:31 PM