Gaeltacht waiting lists on the increase
Gaeltacht waiting lists in many areas, including Donegal, are growing because of a surge of interest in those who want to speak Irish. Many students are left without spaces this year, with most courses from September to Christmas fully booked. Mná Tí and Fir Tí have left the system after…
Donegal Doctor claims Increasing waiting lists are piling pressure on GP’s
A Donegal GP is warning that ever increasing waiting lists are putting more pressure of GP’s Almost 32,000 people over the age of 65, have been on a hospital waiting list for over 18 months. New figures also show nearly 20,000 children have been waiting over a year…
Lack of beds, shortage of staff and long outpatient waiting lists hitting hospital care in north west
Patients in the north-west are facing ‘excessive delays in care’ because hospitals in the region are missing out on new beds and are struggling with a shortage of consultants. That’s according to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, which claim that hospitals in the Saolta University Health Care Group have some…
Vacant CAMHS posts as young people continue to wait for mental health services
There are 10 vacant fulltime posts in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Sligo/Leitrim. That’s in an area where more than 200 children and young people are waiting for access to the service. Figures released by the HSE in answer to a parliamentary question by Dublin Sinn Fein…
1,442 people on outpatient waiting lists in Donegal
It’s believed more than 1,442 people are on outpatient waiting lists in Donegal for more than two years. While 94 people are waiting longer than 3 years to obtain an outpatient appointment. That’s according to figures obtained by Donegal Fianna Fail TD and Leas Cheann Comhairle Pat the Cope Gallagher.…
Situation ‘getting worse’ for scoliosis sufferers
The Sligo mother of a young man waiting for surgery to relieve a painful scoliosis condition says the situation is now actually getting worse rather than better for people like her son. Val Robus, from Coolaney, was speaking to Ocean FM News following reports that waiting lists for scoliosis surgery…
More staff is what’s really needed to cut scoliosis waiting lists, says parent
The mother of a young man who has for years been battling scoliosis says waiting lists for treatment can only be reduced by having enough staff who are adequately trained. Valus Robus, from Coolaney in Sligo, was speaking to Ocean FM News following the announcement by Health Minister Simon Harris…