Ensuring children can access care critical for their development “shouldn’t be such a battle” – says leading Paediatric Radiologist

Thousands of children are facing years of waiting for care due to staffing and capacity shortages over the past quarter of a century

101,000 children on some form of NTPF waiting list, with almost 1 in 3 waiting longer than a year for treatment or assessment by a hospital Consultant

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has today (28 July) warned that the failure of staffing and capacity resourcing to keep pace with medical advances over the past quarter of a century has left Ireland’s public hospitals lagging behind in their ability to deliver timely care to children.