GALWAY PATIENTS WAIT EIGHT YEARS TO SEE NEUROLOGIST

Date Published: 31-Dec-2007

Patients in University Hospital Galway and Merlin Park Hospital are waiting upto eight years to be seen in the outpatients department A report in this morning's Irish Times claims these patients are waiting to see a neurologist.The figures, which were provided under the Freedom of Information Act shows that hospitals in the western region have some of the longest waiting times in the country.Outpatients at University College Hospital in Galway and the Merlin Park Regional hospital have been waiting to see a consultant since 2000.