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There is no policy to delay elective surgeries in January and February, the HSE has insisted, despite acknowledging that when hospitals had a surge requirement, “it can have an effect on elective caseloads”.

Concern was expressed at the IMO annual meeting over recent elective surgeries cancellations, caused in part by the major spike of patients on trolleys in January.

Proposed referral and threshold criteria for elective surgery could provide a framework for auditing equity of access to care, HIQA’s Director of Health Technology Assessment Dr Máirín Ryan tells Lloyd Mudiwa.

By Dara Gantly.

By Gary Culliton.

By Lloyd Mudiwa.