The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) position is that no patient should be on a waiting list for more than six weeks. This objective is “realistic when looking at other EU countries”.
“To achieve this, the very obvious shortages of hospital beds, theatres, diagnostic, and other facilities across the country need to be addressed, together with filling the hundreds of consultant posts that are vacant or filled on a temporary basis.
@mccarthymt7 “I think there is a big gap between the department of health and in-real-time hospital operations.
Consultants cannot deliver all of the activities that are necessary for efficient patient care. It is necessarily a multidisciplinary effort. If someone from the department could come and spend a day with me, then maybe they might get some clearer ideas on how to enhance productivity in a meaningful way.“
Lynch Syndrome Ireland 