Health
Hospital waiting lists fall for second year running, but still short of target
The 3 per cent reduction in overall waiting list achieved in 2023 was short of the 10 per cent target set by the government
Hospital waiting lists fell for the second year in a row in 2023, but failed to reach their overall reduction target.
In a memo brought to cabinet on Tuesday, Stephen Donnelly, the minister for health, outlined how hospital waiting lists had fallen across a number of metrics, from overall numbers to waiting times.
There was a 3 per cent reduction in the overall waiting list achieved in 2023, which was short of the 10 per ...
