Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for interrupting, but what type of data is visible? If there is a long waiting list for two types of treatment such as ophthalmic and orthopaedic procedures, is it not possible to inquire why patients are waiting and where the responsible consultants are and who employs them? Are the waiting lists sufficient cause to say this is a serious matter and that something needs to be done about it, particularly if we are referring patients from the waiting lists to treatment purchase schemes?

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