Privately, yes this is quite long. Publicly, this is pretty quick.
thats a normal wait time for a public patient, if you attend A&E for your issue you might be seen sooner. If you want to be seen in the next month pay for private. I had to pay for private dermatology for my kid, he has severe acne and the public waiting list was just way too long. Paying for private has its benefits. Put yourself first.
You guys are getting appointments?
Are you kidding? I’ve been on the list for a pain consultant in Cork for four feckin years now 😡We hear all the time that we need loads more GPs but it seems we’ve far too few hospital consultants, in all disciplines, as well.
I even asked about paying privately, in desperation, but they said all private clinic appointments with this same consultant have similar waiting lists. (They did say I could go private in Waterford. Christ)
I had a patient who waited ten years for her surgery. Not kidding, I was shocked.
I know someone that couldn’t get an appointment either publicly or privately for a very long time. They ended up waiting in A&E for several days and eventually got seen by an appropriate specialist. If they don’t think it’s life threatening, you’re just left waiting.
For a private Dermatologist or private gynaecologist can be a year. For my gynaecologist it’s a two year wait.
So strange, I got an appointment in 2 weeks. Have you had any imaging done? They seem to base the appointment on need/urgency of diagnosis.
You are not alone.. have a cyst on my spine, which was found last year September through an mri. Got a letter 2 weeks ago for an appointment end of may
Don’t worry. As that is so far in the future it will be rescheduled a few times. As there will be clinic’s cancelled in the period between now and then and those patients need to go somewhere. That means everything shuffles backwards.
I wonder why
I waited 3 years for a rheumatologist. 4 years for a pain specialist, 3 years for a dermatologist, about a year and a half for a psychiatrist. Still on a list (2 years in) for an ADHD specialist (had to go private in the mean time and paid over a grand for the privilege). Gastroenterology has been my shortest wait time yet, 9 months. Hate this country.
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**Treatment abroad scheme**
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I was crippled with arthritis in my hip. I mean I could barely walk, struggled up the stairs, wasn’t sleeping. It was hell. And I’m only in my early 40’s. And I am a single Mother to a young child. I couldn’t even walk him to playschool in the end. I was on a waiting list just to see a consultant. The wait time was going to be 9 months. Again that was just to be seen by a doctor in a hospital.
My own GP sent me for an updated xray when I told him how bad it was and rang the minute he got the results. He asked if I could pay and go to Belfast. I couldn’t afford that. But I could afford Lithuania. So I went to a foreign country alone and had major surgery. Best decision ever.
Fuck the HSE. It is mismanaged and a failure.
waited 7 months for the dermatologist for severe acne last year, by the time I got the appointment my skin was miles better but the damage was already done regarding scarring
In Wales we have 24 hour a&e wait times, acceptable, absolutely not but factual.
I’ve been on the gastroenterology waitlist for 3 years 🙃
I’m pretty sure if you go private (pay €60 ) you’ll get seen pretty quickly
If your lucky to have health insurance you get to see a doctor in minutes via phone app or their healthcare centres (actually pretty impressive and maybe worth the money)
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Privately, yes this is quite long. Publicly, this is pretty quick.
thats a normal wait time for a public patient, if you attend A&E for your issue you might be seen sooner. If you want to be seen in the next month pay for private. I had to pay for private dermatology for my kid, he has severe acne and the public waiting list was just way too long. Paying for private has its benefits. Put yourself first.
You guys are getting appointments?
Are you kidding? I’ve been on the list for a pain consultant in Cork for four feckin years now 😡We hear all the time that we need loads more GPs but it seems we’ve far too few hospital consultants, in all disciplines, as well.
I even asked about paying privately, in desperation, but they said all private clinic appointments with this same consultant have similar waiting lists. (They did say I could go private in Waterford. Christ)
I had a patient who waited ten years for her surgery. Not kidding, I was shocked.
I know someone that couldn’t get an appointment either publicly or privately for a very long time. They ended up waiting in A&E for several days and eventually got seen by an appropriate specialist. If they don’t think it’s life threatening, you’re just left waiting.
For a private Dermatologist or private gynaecologist can be a year. For my gynaecologist it’s a two year wait.
So strange, I got an appointment in 2 weeks. Have you had any imaging done? They seem to base the appointment on need/urgency of diagnosis.
You are not alone.. have a cyst on my spine, which was found last year September through an mri. Got a letter 2 weeks ago for an appointment end of may
Don’t worry. As that is so far in the future it will be rescheduled a few times. As there will be clinic’s cancelled in the period between now and then and those patients need to go somewhere. That means everything shuffles backwards.
I wonder why
I waited 3 years for a rheumatologist. 4 years for a pain specialist, 3 years for a dermatologist, about a year and a half for a psychiatrist. Still on a list (2 years in) for an ADHD specialist (had to go private in the mean time and paid over a grand for the privilege). Gastroenterology has been my shortest wait time yet, 9 months. Hate this country.
Edit: I’d win a bingo card of health problems
**Do you all know about these schemes?**
**Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme** (NIPHS)
*Access private healthcare in Northern Ireland and apply to be refunded the cost*
**Treatment abroad scheme**
*The Treatment abroad scheme (TAS) covers the cost of planned treatment in another country in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom or Switzerland*
**Cross Border Directive**
*Get healthcare in another European state through the Cross Border Directive (CBD) Scheme*
https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/
I was crippled with arthritis in my hip. I mean I could barely walk, struggled up the stairs, wasn’t sleeping. It was hell. And I’m only in my early 40’s. And I am a single Mother to a young child. I couldn’t even walk him to playschool in the end. I was on a waiting list just to see a consultant. The wait time was going to be 9 months. Again that was just to be seen by a doctor in a hospital.
My own GP sent me for an updated xray when I told him how bad it was and rang the minute he got the results. He asked if I could pay and go to Belfast. I couldn’t afford that. But I could afford Lithuania. So I went to a foreign country alone and had major surgery. Best decision ever.
Fuck the HSE. It is mismanaged and a failure.
waited 7 months for the dermatologist for severe acne last year, by the time I got the appointment my skin was miles better but the damage was already done regarding scarring
In Wales we have 24 hour a&e wait times, acceptable, absolutely not but factual.
I’ve been on the gastroenterology waitlist for 3 years 🙃
I’m pretty sure if you go private (pay €60 ) you’ll get seen pretty quickly
If your lucky to have health insurance you get to see a doctor in minutes via phone app or their healthcare centres (actually pretty impressive and maybe worth the money)