Sligo University Hospital big concern for INMO
The President of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says Sligo University Hospital is one of her biggest concerns in terms of overcrowding. The INMO is holding its Annual Delegate Conference in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sligo this week with safety in the workplace, recruitment & retention and…
Combination of Covid-19 and Hospital overcrowding will hamper the HSE’s efforts to address waiting lists
A Donegal GP is warning that the combination of the increasing number of Covid-19 patients in Hospitals along with severe overcrowding issues will negatively impact Hospitals ability to reduce waiting lists. The HSE’s are also warning its waiting list targets may not be met this year that’s despite a…
‘No real accolade to be in the league’ of hospital overcrowding says former INMO President
A former Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation President says it’s ‘no real accolade’ for north west hospitals to be ‘third and fourth in the league’ of hospital overcrowding. Martina Harkin Kelly made the comments following the latest INMO figures showing Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals had the third and fourth…
Letterkenny University Hospital second most overcrowded nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital is again the second most overcrowded hospital in the country today. There are 51 patients waiting for beds, made up of 15 in the emergency department and 36 in wards and elsewhere. The most overcrowded hospital is University Hospital Limerick, which has 54 people waiting for beds.…