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Problems in emergency departments mean 'everything else has gone wrong', Dáil told

The Dáil has been told that problems in emergency departments mean "everything else has gone wrong". That's according to TD David Cullinane, who made the comments to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly yesterday after asking the minister about his ...

20 Oct 2021 at 13:42

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Nurses call for 'serious intervention' as almost 1000 people wait on trolleys today (Jan 3)

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is calling for "serious intervention" by the government to tackle overcrowding in hospitals across Ireland. It comes as almost 931 admitted patients wait for beds at hospitals nationwide today ...

03 Jan 2023 at 11:14

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'Significant increase' in people attending hospital as death rates drop

There has been a significant increase in hospital activity with 1.5 million attendances to hospital Emergency Departments in 2021, latest figures show. This is an increase of 13% year on year, and 3.2 million attendances to outpatient ...

01 Dec 2022 at 16:36

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New HSE boss says he does not have a ‘magic wand’ to create bed capacity

The new chief executive of the HSE has said he does not have a “magic wand” to address the delivery of additional beds beyond what has already been approved. Appearing before the Joint Committee on Health to discuss his priorities in ...

22 Mar 2023 at 12:33

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Calls for A&E waiting times for elderly at Lourdes, Drogheda to be urgently addressed

368 people in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital aged 75 and over, have experienced a waiting time of more than 24 hours in the Emergency Department, so far this year. This is according to information received by Fianna Fáil Councillor ...

11 Aug 2017 at 12:05

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‘Unprecedented strain’ on emergency departments not acceptable – minister

A minister has said that emergency departments (EDs) which are under “unprecedented strain” is not acceptable to the Government nor the HSE, admitting that it needs to do better. Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath ...

14 Dec 2022 at 14:40

Only 29% of patients were admitted to ward within HSE target of six hours

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Just 29% of patients admitted to ward within HSE target of six hours

A national inpatient survey shows that emergency department waiting times and people’s experience of being discharged from hospital requires the most improvement in hospital care. The National Inpatient Experience Survey for ...

09 May 2022 at 15:21

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Urgent action sought as over 100 people attend hospital emergency department in one night

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has sought urgent action after there were over 100 patients in the Emergency Department of one hospital on Monday night, with one patient waiting for 68 hours before they ...

24 May 2022 at 11:23

Call for public health measures to be renewed amid Covid ‘chaos’ in hospitals

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Call to renew public health measures amid Covid ‘chaos’ in hospitals

There has been a call to reintroduce public health measures amid a “chaotic situation” in Irish hospitals. There were almost 40,000 cases of Covid-19 reported on Monday, from the previous three days. There were 1,624 ...

29 Mar 2022 at 10:15

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Irish A&E overcrowding a 'risk to health and safety of patients' - finds health watch dog

The Irish health system is under unprecedented strain as it continues to see an increasing number of patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) which is significantly higher than in previous years, according ...

14 Dec 2022 at 11:33

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High percentage of visits to emergency departments are 'avoidable' - research finds

One third of visits to emergency departments in the country could have been avoided, according to research carried out by a health insurance company. The new research, carried out in recent weeks amid the emergency ...

02 Feb 2023 at 10:10

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Irish nurses call for urgent action as number of children without hospital bed soars

An Irish nurses group is calling on the HSE to tackle hospital overcrowding due to concern regarding the number of children on trolleys at emergency departments. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) ...

11 Sept 2023 at 12:29

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