35 THOUSAND FAIL TO ATTEND OUT-PATIENT APPOINTMENTS AT GALWAY PUBLIC HOSPITALS
Date Published: 23-Jul-2012
35 thousand people failed to attend outpatient appointments at Galway's public hospitals last year.
The HSE West now plans to roll out an initiative to tackle the issue.
217 thousand attended various outpatients units at University Hospital Galway and Merlin Park Hospital in 2011.
Tony Canavan, Chief Operating Officer of the Galway/Roscommon Hospital Group says it presents a huge loss to the system.