{"id":2127,"date":"2023-06-11T11:03:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T10:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/sharp-rise-in-numbers-of-children-awaiting-assessment-of-need-is-shocking\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T10:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T09:41:28","slug":"sharp-rise-in-numbers-of-children-awaiting-assessment-of-need-is-shocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/sharp-rise-in-numbers-of-children-awaiting-assessment-of-need-is-shocking\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharp rise in numbers of children awaiting assessment of need is shocking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>HSE has failed to reduce unacceptably long waiting lists<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The sharp rise in the numbers of children awaiting an assessment of need has been described as utterly unacceptable by Social Democrats health spokesperson R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe latest figures provided to me by the HSE are truly shocking. In the first quarter of this year, 4,206 children had been waiting more than three months for an assessment of need across the nine Community Healthcare Organisations (CHOs) around the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, there were 5,484 overdue applications arising from a High Court judgement last year. It appears that no progress has been made in reducing the waiting lists since then.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCH0 7, which includes Dublin west, southwest and the south inner city, had the highest figure, with 1,272 waiting over three months. This was followed by Dublin\u2019s northside (CHO 9), with 1,216 children waiting more than three months for an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe latest figures represent a dramatic increase from the last quarter of 2022 and paint a very worrying picture of the HSE\u2019s ability to provide the most basic of services to children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese assessments are important for parents in determining which services are required to meet their child\u2019s needs. As early intervention can result in better outcomes for these children, speedy assessments of their condition can prove crucial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe HSE is continuing to fail some of our most vulnerable children. The Minister for Health must immediately outline how he intends to reduce these completely unacceptable waiting lists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>June 11, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HSE has failed to reduce unacceptably long waiting lists The sharp rise in the numbers of children awaiting an assessment of need has been described as utterly unacceptable by Social Democrats health spokesperson R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall. \u201cThe latest figures provided to me by the HSE are truly shocking. 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