Almost 1,100 waiting over six months for treatment at Roscommon Hospital

Almost 1,100 people have been waiting over six months for treatment in Roscommon University Hospital. 700 adults and 113 children are waiting for their first outpatient consultation.

And the National Treatment Purchase Fund says 241 adults are waiting at least six months for inpatient care. Councillor Valerie Byrne, from the Roscommon Hospital Action Committee, says they are disappointing figures: