Hospital Waiting Lists

Minister acknowledges 'unacceptably long' waiting times

Most patients waiting for a hospital operation are seen within a year, according to Health Minister Simon Harris.

RTÉ Investigates - Public V Private; The battle for care

Hospital waiting lists increased by 5,500 last month

Latest hospital waiting lists for June show that the numbers remain high with an overall increase of about 5,500 cases.

Hospital waiting lists rise by 7,000 according to NTPF

There has been a small rise of 7,000 people on hospital waiting lists, according to latest figures for May from the National Treatment Purchase Fund.

Hospital waiting lists increased by 11,460 last month

Hospital waiting lists have increased by over 11,460 to 614,620 according to the latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund.

Varadkar says outsourcing will cut waiting lists

Around 1,500 day case and inpatient cases are being outsourced to the private hospital sector to help reduce waiting lists, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil.

Call for more public beds as waiting lists rise

The Irish Nurses and Midwives' Organisation has called for at least an extra 1,000 public hospital beds to be opened.

Slight drop in numbers awaiting inpatient care

Hospital waiting list figures for September show a small reduction in the number of patients waiting for inpatient or day-care treatment.