Dermatology care currently accounts for almost a tenth of the people on hospital waiting lists with those considered non-urgent having to wait three years in some regions. Among the 60,700 people on the lists are 3,600 children, according to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA). Dermatology care includes skin cancers, eczema or rashes among a range of issues. This comes as Hiqa published a report on the potential benefits of using telemedicine to tackle dermatology waiting lists. Teledermatology would see GPs take photographs of lesions or rashes and send these for triage by a dermatologist.

Source: Irish Examiner April 02, 2026 13:30 UTC