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The Irish Hospital Consultants Association is warning that consultant vacancies at North West hospitals resulting in worsening waiting lists and additional agency costs.   The IHCA say that this in turn is restricting patients from accessing timely, high-quality medical and surgical care.   According to figures released by the IHCA…

Over 11,500 people are waiting 18 months or more for an outpatient appointment in the north west’s two main hospitals. According to figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund, a total of 37,225 people are on the outpatient waiting list in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. As of the end…