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EPISODE · Nov 4, 2025 · 7 MIN

Hospitals cancel almost one million appointments in four years

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Public hospitals have cancelled around one million patient appointments in the last four years. That's according to analysis from the Irish Medical Times ahead of Patient Solutions, a new conference dedicated to finding solutions to enhance patient care and outcomes.  Ciara discusses this further with Professor Matthew Sadlier, Chair of the consultants committee of the Irish Medical Organization.

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