Leitrim councillor worried with waiting times at Sligo University Hospital A&E
This week’s meeting of the Ballinamore Municipal District of Leitrim County Council heard calls for the Local Authority to contact the HSE and the Management of Sligo University Hospital to see what procedures they have in place to help ease the waiting periods in A&E. The calls were…
Local Councillor raises concerns over hospital waiting times for over-75’s
Over-75’s waited an average of almost 10 hours at emergency departments in the first seven months of this year. Locally the average waiting time at Sligo University Hospital was above the national average with patients having to wait 11.7 hours, while in Letterkenny the time was 7.3 hours. According to…
Sligo councillor expresses concern with hospital waiting times for over 75’s
It’s being claimed that the lack of hospital beds and access for patients to a number of services such as out- patient clinics is the main reasons people over the age of 75 are spending considerable periods of time in hospital waiting rooms. Over-75’s waited an average of almost…
Alarming figures released on A&E waiting times for over 75’s
It’s emerged that those over the age of 75 are having to endure waiting times in access of 24 hours in accident and emergency departments in the north west’s two major hospitals. The problem is also a cause of concern nationally with 1,295 patients waiting longer than 24 hours…