A drop of 91% of people on waiting lists from the start of the year to September 2012,, what the hell were the HSE doing before that? If I got 91% more work done my boss would probably say, fair play that’s great, but what the f**k were you at the last few years!

We gave Mary Harney 7 years to sort out the health service and she made a total mess of it when this country’s government was at its wealthiest, now when the country is broke we want to get rid of a guy after less than 2 years even though he appears to be making some progress. This guy might not be to everyone’s liking but it seems to me he might just be the man for the job bully or not.

results may be welwcome, but he is not. his actions certainly did not help, this is down to the frontline and emigration again. stats are bull

I was given an appointment for a consultant for November 2014. So I waited 2 years and 2 months to see the guy to determine whether I need surgery then I wait another 9 months for it!!!!!!! thanks mr Reilly, thanks, that helps

Another con. 350,000 waiting on out patient appointment. No one can go on in patient or day case list until seen by consultant in out patient. So it a case of dont see us and then we not cluttering up our lists.

A more balanced view of James Reilly’s health cuts.

http://www.facebook.com/thisisiradio/posts/431278063599942

It annoys the hell out of me that this incompetent oaf is trying to use what should be basic human rights in a supposedly first world country as positive spin to boost his own ratings, when this very development and the ongoing workings of our health system are happening due to the hard work of the frontline staff, in spite of the HSE and James Reilly and not because of their assistance!

I don’t believe a single word that lad says, something very unnerving about him

WTF..!!! 9 Months is an achievement now.. Think Dr Reilly is a wee bit delusional.. :))

If everything is so rosy you won’t mind giving us back our ambulance service on a Thursday in North Kildare so James? Cheers

9 months?! Sick people are supposed to welcome the fact that they may only be waiting up to 9 months, 70% of the time? Abysmal.

Is this man serious? He can’t seem to make his bloody mind up on exactly what he deems an acceptable amount of time for someone to be waiting on a list, a few weeks ago he set a target of 1 year.
On another topic on The Journal today we see that almost every hospital in the country has overspent their budgets, we’ve already seen Tallaght Hospital having to go to a bank to get a loan to tide them over to the end of the year, I’ve heard a rumour that St. James’s Hospital has beeing paying their wage bill before that. So what do they do next year? Close their doors for two months to pay their loan, or continue and take another loan at the end of the year?
If one or two hospitals were overspending their budgets you’d say they were badly managed or had a problem, something the Minister usually blames for this problem, but when it’s practically every hospital in the country the answer has to be the amount of funding they are getting for what they are being asked to do. It simply cannot be done. He can reduce services and close wards and try to convince everyone to save money, and try to convince everyone that there will be little or no impact in frontline services, but he isn’t folling anyone, except maybe himself. Its conjures up an image of a Captin on a sinking ship telling the passengers that everything is fine, carry on.

If you think you can do better go into politics and stop moaning.

Can you say “spin”?

thats hospitals sorted so for gods sake nine mts …..is way to long but what about kids dentists 3 years waiting for an appointment to get my daughters teeth done.She needed one filling and an extraction , their done but didnt tell the school dentist gonna wait and see how long it takes .

Ah look who’s out from under his rock!

Minister Reilley can reduce waiting lists relatively easily. By pouring unlimited resources into the HSE. But here’s the catch, we have no money!
All evidence suggests that our health service is operating at a consistently high level. But people have unrealistic expectations. There is a limited amount of money. Diverting money for one specific matter which is in vogue at a particular time. However reducing waiting times will necessitate cuts elsewhere. Like reduced grants for non statutory bodies like ‘Jack and Jill’.
Not saying there is no room for improvements but with an aging population and an increasing population an increase in users needs to be provided for by a decreasing pool of taxpayers, we need to change our expectations. We dont have it that bad in reality.

Micheal, I fear your wasting your time trying to reason with Eileen. She’s much more focused on writing in block capitals with excessive exclamation mark use. The evidence holds no interest to her. Roscommon A+E was dangerous and cost inefficient. The resourses freed up from Roscommon is better spent maintaining services in other areas. Are you willing to see the mental health budget, or the NHSS funds cut in your area in order to maintain Roscommon A+E?
It’s a simple matter that money needs to be spent in areas where greatest benefit to the population is achieved

David Higgins ,, ppl are leaving this country by there thousands and you are letting ppl in there hundreds cop on to your self , who is going to be our front line staff in ten years with all the hard working youth gone out of Ireland your a fool and so is your party

If as you say there is no money in the country then why is it that our devoted loyal and hardworking politicians not taking a pay cut and If they Really do want to see our debt reduce and more money in the kitty why oh why are their Expense accounts So outrageously high

“Dismissal of Minister for Health welcomed by nation”
No harm in dreaming.

They have passed away waiting for the doctors too tell them that they have a life treating disease that’s why, like the dole figures going down they have all immigrated, please someone whisper in his ear we are a small country and there a f@@ ing joke

Yet yer in a deficit of over €404 MIllion

It still takes over 3 hours to be seen.

There is still people who are suffering and who are on hospital trolleys in a corridor.

Who exactly are ye trying to fool????

The Irish people are slowly but surely copping on to the bullshit that ye are feeding us.

http://www.change.org/petitions/supporting-the-irish-nation-step-down-from-government

as for A&E waiting times coming down, are you aware that the bed management teams “lie” in their daily reports and staff are encouraged to submit incorrect data…..

By doing that, now they have shot themselves in the foot with an even lower waiting time target!

Absolute shite. My doctor sent st. Vincent’s a letter for me to see an E.N.T. Consultant for a serious ear infection I was told 3 weeks waiting time. I have been attending St. Vincent’s all my life when ill mainly for asthma clinic. I know the doctors and nurses who have been treating me. My doctor who is based in Blackrock received the letter back and was informed that the hospital policy has changed because I live the north side of the Liffey I could no longer attend and I was to attend Beaumont Hospital instead. I explained to St. Vincents that I had been seen by the same E.N.T. Consultant 5 months ago but they said sorry but we cannot see you again. I received a call from Beaumont today to say the next appointment would be the end of 2014 or possibly early 2015. This is beginning to happen all across the board and a Doctor friend of mine said it is causing severe problems with patients from out of town who have been attending a hospital in Dublin for years and have built up a relationship with doctors and nurses over years when having dialysis or oncology for example who are now being shifted to a hospital closer to them where they do not know anybody. I do not understand the logic. How traumatic for patients who are extremely ill.

Well it’s still not an overall acceptable level but I suppose we should be grateful for any improvement. Although one does have to ask how such a huge improvement was possible in such a short space of time? What practices have changed and what was going on before this that meant it wasn’t possible?

With possibly thousands of human interest stories that could be reported on under the remit of the Irish health service it’s disappointing to say the least that this ‘spin’ is carried as news.
The Kangaroo pictures carry more value.