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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 to ...

18 May 2022 at 17:09

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 with the ...

18 Oct 2021 at 16:00

Local News

Data reveals one fifth of NI's housing applicants are in County Derry

Almost a fifth of those waiting for housing in Northern Ireland are in County Derry constituencies, the latest Department for Communities (DfC) data has shown. Figures published by DfC Minister Deirdre Hargey have outlined the current figures ...

21 Sept 2021 at 15:50

Derry News

Hundreds of local children waiting months for mental health treatment

More local children are waiting lengthy periods for mental health treatment compared to their counterparts living in other parts of Northern Ireland, the Derry News has learned. In Derry and the wider Trust area, 338 young people are waiting ...

19 Jul 2021 at 12:05

County Derry Post

Healthcare waiting lists in NI are the worst in the UK

Recent figures released by the Department of Health have revealed that healthcare waiting lists in the North are the worst in the UK. Also, no Healthcare Trust met the target to have 50% of patients waiting less than nine weeks, nor the ...

18 Jul 2023 at 16:35

Northern Ireland

Executive needs clear plan to tackle waiting lists, MLAs told

The Stormont executive needs a clear plan to tackle Northern Ireland’s spiralling hospital waiting lists, MLAs have been told. DUP MLA Diane Dodds said “radical short-term solutions” would be needed after pointing out that the ...

20 Feb 2024 at 11:16

Northern Ireland

Swann to ‘leave no stone unturned’ to find money to reduce waiting lists

Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann has pledged to “leave no stone unturned” in seeking to address spiralling waiting lists. Addressing MLAs in the Assembly chamber following a debate on a motion calling for “turbo-charge ...

20 Feb 2024 at 13:39

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 Purchase ...

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 Consultants ...

15 Apr 2023 at 09:00

Northern Ireland

Scale of hospital waiting lists leading to more harm for patients, MLAs told

The scale of hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland is so severe that patients are coming to further harm as they wait years for treatment, surgeons have said. Niall McGonigle, the Northern Ireland director ...

18 Apr 2024 at 16:37

Local News

Unacceptable that patients on waiting lists are left in dark, says McLaughlin

SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has said it is unacceptable that patients on waiting lists are being left in the dark, following the publication of a new report by the Northern Ireland Public Services ...

15 Jun 2023 at 18:10

Derry News

New Western Trust boss aims to tackle long waiting lists

The newly appointed Western Trust Chief Executive has set his sights on addressing long-standing waiting lists and improving health services in Derry. High on the agenda is the recruitment of ...

05 Jul 2021 at 21:00

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