Hospital waiting lists have reached another record high, with almost 5,000 additional people waiting for an outpatient appointment in the space of a month. There was also a fall of over 100 in the number of patients waiting for a gastrointestinal test, to 22,113. For example, more than 20 per cent of people waiting over 18 months for an inpatient procedure are in one hospital, University Hospital Galway. Its 1,102 patients waiting over 18 months compares to a handful in 13 other hospitals, not all of them small ones. Mr Donnelly pointed out that Minister for Health Simon Harris had said he hoped to stabilise outpatient waiting lists during 2019.

Source: The Irish Times June 14, 2019 16:13 UTC