Hospital waiting times in Ireland - and why we need to do something about this and hold those that govern us accountable to tight targets and timelines for improvement
5. ●535,000 waiting
●30,000 18+ months
●11,519 children 12+ months
●>9000 15+ months for surgery
Waiting Times - All time high
Serious risks, complications, delays
6. ‘Open Data’ = Publicly Accessible Information
● Allows for analysis
● Accountability
● Patient Benefits
● Patient Benefits
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8. Until Recently Waiting List Data was not accessible
● Machine readable
● Analysis & Deep Dives
● Patient Benefits
● Accountability
http://crossborderhealthinfo.eu/sharon-dohertys-story/
Sharon
Late 40s
She’s spent 18 months on a waiting list for an ‘urgent hip replacement’
had to go off work because of the pain and the lack of mobility as the illness progressed
And in the end she actually ended up getting treated in Lithuania european cross border healthcare directive
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/health-news/more-500-kids-left-waiting-9011000
Darcy, 16
Really brave teenager with her mam here
Darcy has been diagnosed with juvenile arthritis, which is a really painful autoimmune disease, and she waited for almost 2 years before she was seen by an expert in this field
And it’s really difficult to accept that kind of wait time knowing that arthritis gets worse and worse if left untreated leads to permanent joint damage. So the damage happens while you are waiting to be seen, and you cannot go back and change damage already done
535, 000 very close to the total population of the entire dublin city council administrative area which was 553, 000 in the 2016 census
30,000 = population of county leitrim
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