Irish Examiner: 13,000 children waiting more than six months for occupational therapy assessments
VISITORS to Taunton’s library will now be able to pre-book free occupational therapy assessments along with all the other library services on offer. Today (September 3) saw the official opening of ...
The Irish Times: Child waits 11 years for psychology assessment, another waits nine for occupational therapy
A number of children with mild mental health or developmental difficulties have waited up to 11 years for a first assessment for services, including psychological assessment and occupational therapy.
Child waits 11 years for psychology assessment, another waits nine for occupational therapy
A number of local healthcare organisations are unable to put a number on their waiting lists for children seeking occupational therapy, because their staff have been redeployed in the fight against ...
The Irish Times: More than 18,000 children waiting for initial occupational therapy assessment
Thousands of children are waiting months to access vital services such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and dietetics, new figures have revealed. There were 18,303 ...
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