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Impact of unfilled hospital consultant vacancies evident as 8.3% increase in patients waiting to see key specialists since the start of 2020

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 IHCA President Dr Donal O’Hanlon: “Our health service capacity deficits can and should be addressed immediately. The Minister for Health’s previous commitment to address the consultant recruitment and retention crisis, and to get more specialists back working in our acute hospitals is key to reducing waiting lists.”

 The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has, today, (Friday 14 August 2020), highlighted the plight of thousands of people who have been added to acute hospital waiting lists since the start of 2020.

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