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Private consultant waiting time

pummice · 2024-09-14 13:25:21

Went to my GP and we agreed I would be referred to a private consultant. Got a letter from said consultant for appointment in 5 months time. I thought the point of a private consultant was that you would skip the queues?

14-09-2024 02:25PM

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pummice

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Went to my GP and we agreed I would be referred to a private consultant. Got a letter from said consultant for appointment in 5 months time. I thought the point of a private consultant was that you would skip the queues?

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#2 14-09-2024 02:35PM

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certain specialities have longer wait times. If it’s five months private, I’d hate to think what it’s like in the public system

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#3 14-09-2024 02:37PM

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Yeah as above - I know someone recently -6 week wait for a geriatric consultant - again private - so all depends on discipline

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#4 14-09-2024 03:44PM

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If you can get to the consultant at short notice then you could ask them to swap you in for any cancelled appointments by other patients.

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#5 20-03-2025 01:29PM

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I was over a year and a half waiting for a consultant here in Galway. Private

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#6 20-03-2025 01:37PM

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Is waiting time for private the same as for waiting time with health insurance? Surely they cannot discriminate given that it is effectively all private anyway?

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