Drop in patients waiting long term for appointments

May 9, 2025 | 3:25 pm

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There’s been a 5% drop in the number of patients waiting over a year for hospital appointments.

New figures from the HSE for April show there’s also been a 12% reduction in the number of those waiting over 18 months, when compared to the same time last year.

However, there are more than 700,000 people still waiting for hospital appointments.

8,000 of those are waiting longer than 18 months:

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