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22nd July 2019
08:54am BST

Consultant paediatrician at Temple Street Children’s Hospital Dr Alf Nicholson said that long waiting lists have a "significant" impact on patients' lives.
“It is very unacceptable to have a waiting time of anything other than three to six months, at most, for a young child or infant to see a specialist," he said.
https://twitter.com/IHCA_IE/status/1153175338672971778?s=20"Sadly, at the moment our wait times are well above that, and that is very distressing to be a part of.
“It is solvable if we bring in new specialists. Specialists that should already be a part the health service system."
According to the Irish Hospital Consultants' Association (IHCA), more paediatric consultants are desperately needed to tackle the length of waiting lists in Ireland. At the moment, one in five permanent consultant HSE posts are vacant or filled by temporary appointments. The ICHA's new #CARECANTWAIT campaign is working to highlight the lack of specialists available in Ireland's health service and the considerable impact this has on patients' lives.Explore more on these topics: