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Figures show more than 30,000 people waiting on HSE gynaecology outpatient appointments
30,180 people were waiting on outpatient appointments up to the end of January. By Orla Dwyer Thursday 4 Mar 2021, 3:20 PM Mar 4th 2021, 3:20 PM 13,541 Views 16 Comments
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Image: Shutterstock
FIGURES SHOW A backlog of more than 30,000 patients waiting on hospital outpatient gynaecology appointments.
The figures were released through a Parliamentary Question to Sinn Féin TD Sorcha Clarke, who said it is “beyond concerning” and “astonishingly dangerous” that 4,372 people have been waiting over 18 months for an outpatient appointment.
In total up to 28 January, 30,180 people were waiting on outpatient gynaecology appointments.
Almost 15% of these patients have been waiting more than 18 months for an appointme
Babies from Cork County Home were buried in coffins with adults or amputated limbs
A Bessborough survivor has said the revelations are “heartbreaking and shocking”. By Órla Ryan Saturday 30 Jan 2021, 2:52 PM Jan 30th 2021, 2:52 PM 50,837 Views 14 Comments
Toys and flowers at the Little Angels memorial plot in the grounds of Bessborough House (file photo).
Image: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie
Toys and flowers at the Little Angels memorial plot in the grounds of Bessborough House (file photo).
Image: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie
A NUMBER OF babies who died at Cork County Home were buried in the same coffins as adults, or in coffins containing amputated limbs.
An American doctor who has been in Ireland since 2008 has been waiting for more than a year for the state to approve her citizenship application, despite working in healthcaresince 2012.Alison DeMaio