Almost 1,300 People Left Waiting Over 18 Months For Hospital Appointments In The Midlands

That's a decline on the numbers in the region compared to last month.

Nearly 1,300 people are waiting over a year and a half for a hospital appointment in the midlands.

However, new figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund show that's a slight reduction on the waiting list figures last month.

Regional Hospital Mullingar is being singled out for its reduction in the number of people waiting for a GI Scope general medicine appointment, which is down 21%.

This is a result of using an external provider within the hospital to undertake additional Colonoscopy and OGD procedures.

Nationally, over 700,000 people were awaiting medical treatment at the end of last month.

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