Secretary General of the Department of Health Robert Watt. Image: Oireachtas TV Secretary General of the Department of Health Robert Watt. Image: Oireachtas TV OVER 1.5 MILLION people will be added to hospital waiting lists this year due to “normal additions and an acceleration in presentations due to deferrals caused by Covid”, the Secretary General of the Department of Health Robert Watt will confirm today.
“In 2022, it is estimated that over 1.5 million people will be added to the Waiting Lists. This reflects normal additions and an acceleration in presentations due to deferrals caused by Covid,” Watt will tell the committee. He will tell committee members that “on-going change and reform to increase productivity” will also be needed.HSE chief executive Paul Reid will also appear before the committee.
“There was only a slight decrease in the Inpatient/Day Case waiting list due to the significant affect cancellation of elective surgeries due to Covid-19 and ED pressures had; and a decrease of 5.4k in the Endoscopy Waiting list,” he says in his statement. Gastroenterologist Professor Anthony O’Connor left the Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Council , following in the footsteps of chairman Dr Tom Keane and executive director Laura Magahy.
The board reports directly to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, has met twice since December and will meet on a bi-monthly basis going forward.
Money well spent on this genius!
A guy who was only on 100k probably wouldn't have thought about deferrals due to Covid.
What was the excuses before Covid hit?
What does this fella do that the other guy doesn’t? What’s the point of Watt, Reid & Donnolly?