Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I am curious to know, and I imagine parents are as well, about the prioritisation system for the waiting lists for both surgery and outpatient appointments. Is there potential for better streamlining of those waiting lists? Parents do not know how long the waiting list is for one surgeon compared with that for another and there seems to be no movement between waiting lists. Is there potential for a clearer prioritisation system, with more transparency regarding individual surgeons' waiting lists?

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