Almost one million could be on hospital waiting lists by year-end, consultants warn Extra funds allocated for mental health treatment is criticised as ‘grossly inadequate’ Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 09:34 Updated: Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 09:39
Almost a million people could be on waiting lists for hospital care by the end of this year unless the Health Service Executive (HSE) addresses the lack of beds and need for greater recruitment, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has warned. The consultants’ group warned on Tuesday that public hospitals are on track to suspend more than 900,000 patient appointments by the end of this year when 2020 and 2021 figures are combined and when compared with pre-Covid times.