Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to reiterate the need for us to get the information the special delivery unit is receiving about waiting times for each consultant in all hospitals in the south east. The gross figures are not much use to us when it comes to referring patients and examining the efficiency of each hospital. I know the special delivery unit and the Health Service Executive have the figures. It would be useful in channelling patients to the right consultant at which they will be seen the fastest. I also hope the initiatives outlined by the Minister of State will work, particularly in orthopaedic services because that has been stressful and unsatisfactory for patients over the past several years.

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