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Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has today announced an update on the progress made to address hospital waiting lists in 2023 across the south-east region.
Patients awaiting appointments for procedures at Wexford General Hospital (WGH) have seen their waiting times reduced by up to 70 per cent over the past year despite the impact of a fire which gutted its emergency department. Overall, the hospital saw a 21 per cent reduction in patients throughout 2023, and those awaiting gastrointestinal scopes were seen, on average, 70 per cent quicker than the previous year.