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Large numbers waiting over 18 months for treatment at local hospital

Apr 14, 2025 13:48
By Shannonside News
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Large numbers waiting over 18 months for treatment at local hospital

The figures include 124 children waiting on treatment.

Almost 1,500 people have been waiting over 18 months for treatment in Sligo University Hospital.

Over 1,200 are waiting for their first outpatient consultation, including 124 children.

A further 219 are seeking a daycase or inpatient procedure.

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Drumshanbo councillor Brendan Barry, from Sinn Fein, says the figures are very disappointing:

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