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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

National News

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

National News

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 11:55

National News

'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 16:00

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 waiting lists ...

16 Feb 2022 at 09:49

National News

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 months for your ...

22 Aug 2023 at 13:01

National News

Revealed: the counties with the longest waiting times for driving tests

Drivers have to wait almost a year to sit their driving test in some parts of the country, figures just released from the Road Safety Authority show. The figures released at the end of August show there are significant ...

12 Sept 2023 at 14:45

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 ...

12 Jan 2024 at 19:19

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 Hospital ...

15 Apr 2023 at 09:00

National News

Patients waiting over 21 hours for treatment in emergency department, new figures show

Patients were waiting an average of more than 11 hours to access emergency departments (EDs) last month with some waiting almost 22 hours, new figures show. HSE statistics released to Sinn Féin ...

15 Jun 2022 at 15:35

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