More than 556,000 waiting for first outpatient consultation as figures continue to rise

The figures have grown by over 33,000 since January last year.

Image: Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images Image: Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images THERE ARE NOW 556,770 people waiting for their first hospital outpatient consultation, according to figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund .

The figures have grown by more than 3,000 people since the figures for the end of 2019 were released.President of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association Donal O’Hanlon said the rise in figures is “unacceptable”. “Increasing beds and filling the over 500 vacant permanent consultant posts must be urgently addressed to reduce waiting lists and provide timely quality care to patients.”

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