Community Care Wait Times Crisis | Dublin News

Wait times for community healthcare are hitting crisis levels, with some patients facing waits of up to 13.5 years for essential services like audiology, dietetics, and physiotherapy. Nearly 300,000 people are stuck on waiting lists — up from last year — with regions like Longford Westmeath and Louth reporting waits of over 700 weeks. While the push for community care aims to keep patients out of hospitals, critics warn that delays risk worsening conditions and ultimately forcing more hospitalizations. The Health Service Executive vows to clear over 80,000 people from therapy lists by year’s end, but the real test is whether these efforts can break the backlog and deliver timely care to those in need. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1659a62bf003bd68