Our population has increased by 1.15 million people over the past 20 yrs.
For the same period, we have an additional 4 senior & middle managers for every additional hospital bed & hospital consultant. #CareCantWait
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24,300 people were added to 3 main waiting lists in the first 3 months of 2024, missing new Government reduction target by over 34,000.
Gov needs to open the long-promised additional hospital capacity.
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Peter Burke Barry Cowen Brian Stanley

🚨Despite lowered Government reduction targets for 2024, waiting lists continue to grow.
The €437m Waiting List Plan will not meet targets unless Gov addresses public hospital capacity deficits and Consultant vacancies. Stephen Donnelly Simon Harris TD
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896,500 people were on some form of public hospital waiting list at the end of the first quarter of 2024. Despite lowered Government reduction targets for 2024, waiting lists continue to grow. David Cullinane T.D. Colm Burke TD Duncan Smith TD
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🔵New data shows current waiting lists may take over a decade to clear.
🔵There were 24.3K people added to 3 main waiting lists in the first 3 months of 2024.
🔵Gov. must provide adequate solutions to the capacity & recruitment issues in our health service.
Stephen Donnelly

Save this date in your calendars!
➡️IHCA Annual Conference & AGM 2024.
📍Mount Juliet Estate, Kilkenny.
🗓 Saturday, 12 October 2024.

With increased numbers of patients treated on trolleys & record levels of cancelled procedures, waiting lists will increase. Appx. 5K additional hospital beds & 2K additional permanent consultants are needed by 2030 to treat patients in a timely manner.
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The impact that increased presentations to EDs & the resulting cancellation of surgical procedures is having on patients is clear evidence of the urgent need for additional capacity in our health service. Colm Burke TD Kieran O’Donnell TD for Limerick City Constituency Stephen Donnelly
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Nationally, there were over 889,000 people on some form of NTPF waiting list at the end of Feb. Gov must commit to delivering adequate capacity across our health service so that our patients get the care they need in a timely manner. Brendan Griffin Michael Healy-Rae
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The impact that the increased presentations to EDs & resulting cancellation of procedures is having on patients is evidence of the urgent need for this additional capacity. David Cullinane T.D. Colm Burke TD Duncan Smith TD
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The Government needs to fast-track the opening of the promised 1,500 additional rapid build hospital beds across 15 acute public hospital sites this year and avoid deferring their delivery any further. #CareCantWait Stephen Donnelly David Cullinane T.D.

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🚨More than 111K people have been added to hospital waiting lists in the past 4 years.
➡️Government must prioritise the delivery of adequate capacity to ensure timely patient care.
Brian Stanley Barry Cowen Carol Nolan TD
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The impact that the increased presentations to EDs and the resulting cancellation of surgical procedures is having on patients is clear evidence of the urgent need for this additional capacity. Colm Burke TD Micheál Martin Simon Coveney Thomas Gould TD
echolive.ie/corknews/arid-…

At the end of Feb, there were 889,200 people on some form of NTPF waiting list. This is an increase of 111,000 people in the past 4 years.
Gov must fast-track the opening of the promised 1,500 additional rapid build hospital beds across 15 acute public hospital sites this year.

At the end of Jan, there were 877,786 people on some form of NTPF waiting list. This was an increase of 8,455 people in a single month.
61% of patients on inpatient & day case lists are waiting longer than 3 months for a procedure. Brendan Griffin Michael Healy-Rae
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This week our Vice President, Prof Gabrielle Ní Challaráin spoke to RTÉ News at One to discuss the impact of rising medical negligence costs on our health service and crucially, on patient care.
You can listen back here ⬇️
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Ireland could expedite the delivery of electronic health care by adopting the most up to date technology which would allow every person in the country to possess a personal electronic health record on their phone. #CareCantWait
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“These numbers are not a surprise to any of us working in the area.
“We have a situation where the cost of the average claim in Ireland is 191% the cost of a claim in the UK,” Professor Colleran said.

📻 LISTEN BACK
Speaking to RTÉ News at One this afternoon, IHCA Vice President Prof. Gabrielle Ní Challaráin discussed the impact that rising medical negligence costs are having on our health service, the patients within the system and crucially, the potential solutions to these issues.

On behalf of our nationwide membership of 3,800 hospital consultants, the IHCA is deeply concerned by the healthcare and humanitarian crises in Gaza and the Middle East.

The conflict’s impact on healthcare professionals and hospitals is devastating.

Read our full statement ⬇️