INDEPENDENT TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, has pressed Government on its plans to address unacceptable waiting lists for orthodontic services. Addressing the Tánaiste in the Dáil today, Deputy Pringle said, “Following on from our private members debate, where I raised the chronic state of medical waiting lists, I want to talk about the specifics of orthodontic […]
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 […]
Numbers waiting for breast cancer screening is 6,800
THE NUMBER of women waiting for breast cancer screening in Donegal has risen to 6,800, according to new figures from the HSE. The BreastCheck service is facing major backlogs due to Covid-19 and although screenings resumed late last October they were again suspended in early 2021 due to high levels of the virus in the […]
Retiring consultant casts cold eye on health service
A leading hospital consultant has admitted that the failings of the Health Service left him both frustrated and depressed for much of the past decade. Mr Peter O’Rourke, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Letterkenny University Hospital, recently retired after an eventful twenty-three year career in Donegal. Unacceptable waiting lists and cancellations have been cited as […]
‘Alarmed and angry’ as 1000 more on waiting list since January
Donegal Sinn Féin Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has today (Wednesday) expressed his anger and deep concern at the dramatic increase in the number of patients awaiting outpatient procedures to be carried out at Letterkenny University Hospital. His comments come following the publication of the latest patient waiting data from the National Treatment Purchase Fund […]
Waiting lists and cancellations deflate LUH consultant
Those on the orthopaedic waiting list are among the 16,563 patients awaiting treatment at the hospital according to new figures published by the NTPF
More and more patients opting for a ‘fuss free’ service
Letterkenny GP one of very few offering minor surgery service and the demand to avoid waiting lists is huge
Letterkenny hospital overspends budget by €7 million
THE budget deficit at Letterkenny General Hospital has reached almost €7m at a time when more than 2,300 adults and children are waiting more than a year for an appointment, it has emerged.