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Last year
2023
Close to 500,000 people on waiting lists longer than maximum Sláintecare wait time targets
Over 584,000 patients waiting for first hospital outpatient consultation
All time
'Simply appalling': Record high in number of people waiting for outpatient appointments
Simon Harris acknowledges there is 'more work to be done' as inpatient waiting lists fall across Ireland
Number of people on hospital waiting lists reached over half a million last month
'Scandalous': The number of children waiting over 18 months for appointments rises by 450%
Simon Harris wants to remove HSE managers 'who don't measure up' from their roles
There are 11,519 children waiting over a year to be seen in an Irish hospital
Number of inpatients on a waiting list for over a year has jumped by 1,535%
Over half of public hospitals have people waiting 12 months for surgery
The Daily Fix: Thursday
Hundreds of patients referred to private fund – only to be seen by same consultant
Waiting times for child heart patients increase