A Clare member of the HSE’s Regional Health Forum West claims the latest waiting list figures for the region’s main hospital reveal a two-tier health system here.
Figures from the NTPF show that the number of people waiting over 18 months on an outpatient appointment at University Hospital Limerick has increased sixfold since 2016.
There were 8,676 patients in that situation at the end of July, which is a jump of over 4,000 in the past year alone.
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In a statement, the UL Hospitals Group says a number of factors are at play and that it’s in part down to an increased demand on their services.
Inagh Green Party Councillor Róisín Garvey has been telling Clare FM’s James Mulhall that we’re seeing a system operate that favours the rich:
