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Thursday 24 September 2020
In the first 10 months of the year, the WRC held over 4,000 adjudication hearings.
Nationally more than 1,000 people over the age of 75 faced emergency department waiting times of more than 24-hours every month so far this year.
Currently the national average waiting time for a driving test is eight weeks.
The HSE has said patients may face longer waiting times at emergency departments due to an increase in people attending.
Minister for Health Simon Harris has published a new plan aimed at reducing waiting times for patients.
After almost 30 minutes of waiting, the baby’s father called back and said he would drive his daughter to the hospital himself.
The Children’s Hospital Group says the progress made for these children needs to be continued.
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The average wait is nearly 12 weeks but some learners have waited much longer to hear about their test date.
People had queued for up to two hours to try to secure an appointment to apply for a driving licence before the centre closed.
Peadar Gilligan made his inaugural address as president of the Irish Medical Organisation at the group’s AGM in Killarney this evening.
The HSE’s Service Plan for 2017 set a target that anyone aged 75 years and over entering an ED would be discharged or admitted within 24 hours.
Over 1,000 children are expected to wait for a bed this year.
Tommy Long is one of over 200 children waiting for scoliosis surgery in Ireland.
No child should have to wait longer than four months to receive necessary scoliosis surgery, according to a new report.
Megan Halvey-Ryan was due to have surgery at Our Ladies in Crumlin next week
Sarah-Ann, aged 11, has scoliosis and is “waiting to get on a waiting list”.
Simon Harris welcomed the news, but said more needs to be done.
The woman, believed to be 103, finally got a bed this morning.
CARI has said children suffering from sexual abuse may have to wait up to 18 months for therapy, unless funding is increased.
The Scoliosis Advocacy Network wants an independent inquiry into the situation, as some children wait for over two years for appointments.
“The patient doesn’t care who pays a salary or what title you have. People on the frontline need to be integrated in the decision making process.”
As of 30 September, the average waiting time to receive a carer’s allowance was about nine months.
The Mater Hospital says it’s experiencing “very high numbers”.
The average waiting time for a GP has soared from just under 10 hours in 2010 to over 34 hours.
Some patients who have ‘delayed discharge’ are being moved to free nursing home beds.
It’s a very similar story in England.
The average waiting time for a summary decision is seven months.
The plan sets out a target of having 95 per cent of all people at Emergency Departments discharged or admitted within six hours of registration.
With 6,000 of the terminals now in Ireland, the 11.2 minutes that people spend queuing on a daily basis looks set to drop.
The latest figures from the patient treatment register have shown a drop of nearly 30 per cent in patients waiting more than nine months, when compared with March 2012.
In total, 9,784 outpatients throughout the country have been waiting over four years to see a consultant.
The latest HSE performance report evaluates hospitals’ discharge and admission rates, as well as response times and lengths of stay.
The Health Minister has said the number of people on waiting lists to see specialists is “utterly unacceptable”.
The Minister told the Dáil that he was determined to address the issues causing unacceptable delays for hospital patients.
Services within the HSE West hospital structure are to be re-balanced in a bid to reduce waiting times at University Hospital Galway, with some non-critical facilities to be moved within the month.
Labour TD to meet University Hospital Galway chief today to discuss overcrowding complaints at emergency department.
Waiting times for treatment have risen sharply since last year.
MANY PEOPLE HAVE had to cancel holidays abroad this year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In July, the government published its Green List of foreign countries which allow Irish people to travel abroad to without having to restrict their movements for 14 days afterwards when they return.
While some people have hopped at the chance to pack up and travel out of the country, many others are still hesitant as Covid-19 figures have continued to rise in recent weeks.
So, today we want to know: When do you think you’ll next be able to go a foreign holiday?
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