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A cancer patient in Ireland faces anxiety over extended CT scan wait times, now up to three weeks, due to increased demand and staffing shortages.
A cancer patient in County Meath, Ireland, reports heightened anxiety due to extended waits for CT scan results, now taking up to three weeks instead of one.
Brenda Courell, who has stage four breast cancer and has been in partial remission for two years, undergoes scans every three months, a shift linked to a 20% rise in CT scan volume in the northeast region.
The Health Service Executive acknowledges the strain, hiring three new radiologists and recruiting two more, but average report turnaround remains at 15 working days—above the national target of ten.
The HSE says it cannot address individual cases without details and urges patients to contact hospitals directly.
Un paciente de cáncer en Irlanda se enfrenta a la ansiedad por los largos tiempos de espera de la tomografía computarizada, ahora de hasta tres semanas, debido al aumento de la demanda y la escasez de personal.