News
9th February 2024
Government cuts funding to waiting list action plan despite growing numbers
Over 60% of patients on inpatient and day case list currently waiting longer than 3 months for treatment
877,700 people on some form of NTPF waiting list at the end of January 2024; an i [...]
12th January 2024
Over 100,000 people removed from hospital waiting lists in 2023 did not receive treatment
Modest reduction in waiting lists last year would not have been achieved if not for NTPF ‘validation’ process
Record growth in ‘hidden lists’ brings total to over 869,300 people on some form of NTP [...]
15th December 2023
Retirement of Secretary General, Martin Varley
Statement from the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) on the retirement of Secretary General, Martin Varley: [...]
8th December 2023
Government set to miss end of year targets as three main waiting lists at virtual standstill
Over 878,500 people on some form of NTPF waiting list at the end of November;
NTPF significantly exceeds its target activity levels for 2023, but main waiting lists fall by just 2,600 due to increa [...]
6th December 2023
Bed shortage across public hospitals to top 3,000 by 2030 as population growth and demand heap pressure on health service
ESRI’s Dr Brendan Walsh says hospitals face immediate deficit of 1,000 inpatient beds with 300 extra hospital beds needed each year to address population growth and meet demand for care
ESRI [...]
17th November 2023
Concern for patient outcomes across the North East as hospital waiting lists grow and Emergency Departments overstretched
7,370 additional people added to outpatient and inpatient/ day case waiting lists since October 2015;
Government on course to miss waiting list reduction target by 3,870;
Orthopaedics, Urolo [...]
10th November 2023
Spike in the number of children on hospital waiting lists as Flu season approaches
Consultants say paediatric hospitals already experiencing overcrowding and approaching peak levels
Child inpatient and day case waiting lists have increased by 13% and 36% respectively since Octobe [...]
13th October 2023
Latest figures reveal Government on course to significantly miss waiting list targets for 2023
Government significantly ‘behind target’ of 10% reduction in waiting lists by end of 2023; already facing a 65,000 shortfall by end of September;
893,000 people on some form of NTPF waiting list; w [...]
10th October 2023
Budget 2024 fails to deliver funding for promised extra hospital capacity – IHCA
Irish Hospital Consultants Association – Statement on Budget 2024 Announcement
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has today (Tuesday 10 October 2023) expressed concern that Budge [...]
30th September 2023
Consultants call for adjustments to be made to allow for a full systemic review into spinal surgeries
IHCA Annual Conference to highlight how unacceptable waiting lists and vacant Consultant posts are symptoms of a broken system
The 35th Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) conference will h [...]
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