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A new study in Ireland provides more details on the true waiting times patients face to see a consultant and then to get their surgery. The figures are very up to date as they cover July 2022. It shows that the hospitals with the longest waiting times are Letterkenny, Cork, Sligo and Limerick. Thousands of…
Hospital waiting lists have taken a turn for the worst again. Last month, the number of patients waiting for some form of healthcare in Irish hospitals was over 855,300. That’s up almost 5,000 on the June figures. These are the latest published figures for August from the National Treatment Purchase Fund. All of this, at…
When you dig down into the waiting lists in detail there are 12,000 adults waiting for general surgery as a day case or inpatient. The orthopaedics waiting list is 10,500 people with 1,500 of these waiting over one and a half years for treatment. Over 26,500 people are waiting for a gastrointestinal check. The breakdown…
We at Healthcare Abroad are delighted to announce our latest partnership with Hospital HCB Dénia in Costa Blanca, Alicante, a new €60 million state-of-the-art hospital, has now officially opened, & will provide a plethora of treatments to Irish patients. – Almost every treatment that is currently available on the Irish public system will be provided…
But the effects on the hospital system remain and it will take a few months before the numbers in hospitals go down. There are currently over 700 people with confirmed Covid in hospitals. That is affecting the ability of the service to bring down waiting lists. There was a stark warning from the Health Minister…
These past few weeks have seen huge upheaval in the Irish health system. Some of the top people have departed, or are going soon. The first big shocker is the decision of the head of the Health Service Executive, Paul Reid to leave. He is only in the job three years and on a salary…
While virtually all Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted for some months now in Ireland, hospital case numbers have been rising recently. As of now, there are over 700 people with Covid-19 in hospital beds out of around 12,000 acute hospital beds in the whole system. The number infected in hospitals is expected to rise further….
There is more bad news on hospital waiting lists. The latest figures just released for May show a further rise in the overall Irish public hospital service lists which now stand at over 851,700 people. That’s a rise of over 1,700 on the April figures. The biggest list is to be seen by a consultant…
Just what Ireland’s health service needed. Another strategy plan. You have been waiting for it, haven’t you, and yes here it is at last. The Sláintecare Action Plan 2022, just published by the Department of Health in Ireland. This is the latest update on the health reform programme that promises a better public health service for all,…
A perfect storm appears to be brewing in Ireland in the health system, which is having perhaps its greatest impact on hospital waiting lists. New figures released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) for a written question in the Dail (Irish Parliament) show that in April over 14,000 hospital appointments were cancelled. The figures for…
