by Louise Doyle THE State’s health watchdog has said it is ‘satisfied’ gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital have significantly improved, but added further monitoring will continue. The findings are contained in the Health Information and Quality Improvement (HIQA) overview report of monitoring and regulation of healthcare services between 2021 and 2023, published on Friday. Advertisement It highlights HIQA’s inspection and […]
Delays accessing diagnostic tests impacting LUH gynaecology service
DELAYS in access to diagnostic tests has been raised as a risk impacting the gynaecology service at Letterkenny University Hospital, an inspection has found. A two-day inspection by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has disclosed a lack of capacity at Saolta group level was a factor in continuing to transfer women for gynae-oncology and urogynaecology cases to Dublin. The […]
Over 2,300 on hospital waiting lists in Letterkenny
AT the end of March there were 2,231 adults and 70 children on active waiting lists at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH). These figures, published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), includes waiting lists for inpatient/day case, GI Scopes and outpatients. Nationally there are 490,993 on active waiting lists, all of these are waiting longer than […]