Hospital Appointments Status
Dail Éireann — 2024-01-18
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David Cullinane (SF), Waterford

There is lots of information that we unfortunately cannot get through parliamentary questions. I understand the reason, namely, that there is an industrial relations dispute. I respect the right of people to engage in that. The information I am looking for is on the number of hospital-initiated cancellations for elective procedures. As we know, when the pressure is on in emergency departments, often one of the first things to happen is that elective procedures are cancelled, almost wholesale. How many cancellations in 2023 were initiated by hospitals?

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Sitting date: 2024-01-18