There’s been a more than 14% rise in the number of people waiting for an outpatient appointment at Ennis General Hospital last month.
It comes as 44,043 people are waiting to be seen by a consultant in the MidWest.
The latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund show that the numbers waiting for a hospital appointment in the region continue to decline marginally each month.
April’s figure of over 44,000 patients waiting for an appointment is a 2.5% drop on the previous month, and a near 6% drop on the same time last year.
While the waiting list as a whole is decreasing, there was a spike in the numbers seeking an outpatient appointment at Ennis General Hospital.
1,666 were waiting for such a consultation in April, 222 more than in March – a rise of 14%.
The majority of those waiting in Ennis are cardiology patients – with 844 needing to see a specialist.
This was followed closely by the numbers waiting for a gynaecological appointment – something which Clare FM has previously reported upon and which was raised at last month’s meeting of Clare County Council.
The numbers waiting for hospital appointments at Ennis General and University Hospital Limerick make up nearly 5% of the total number waiting nationwide for vital health checks.
