Surgery waiting lists soar as A&Es come under pressure

THE number of public patients waiting for over a year to be admitted to hospital for surgery has risen dramatically this year – up from just 36 in December to 931 at the end of May. The hospitals that have the longest lists are St James’s, University Hospital Galway, the Mater and Beaumont. Nearly one in three patients on the lists is waiting to be admitted to these hospitals. (Independent) >