Patient numbers increase at Letterkenny Hospital ED
Letterkenny University Hospital is continuing to experience a high volume of patients at its Emergency Department today. Over 150 people have attended the ED over the last three consecutive days – this is around 40% more than usual. In a statement to Ocean FM news from the Saolta Healthcare Group…
Talks to avert strike action by hospital staff to take place today
Talks are due to take place today in a bid to avert strike action by hospital support staff which will impact on services across the north west. Over 500 health workers, including porters, chefs, cleaners and health care assistants, are planning to take industrial action next Thursday, the 20th of…
Sligo University Hospital Staff urge people to get flu vaccine
Staff at Sligo University Hospital are urging people to get the flu vaccine. In a new video, Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, and Deirdre Staunton, Resuscitation Training Officer have shared their flu experiences aimed at promoting the uptake of the flu vaccine among healthcare workers. The HSE also says…
1,442 people on outpatient waiting lists in Donegal
It’s believed more than 1,442 people are on outpatient waiting lists in Donegal for more than two years. While 94 people are waiting longer than 3 years to obtain an outpatient appointment. That’s according to figures obtained by Donegal Fianna Fail TD and Leas Cheann Comhairle Pat the Cope Gallagher.…
November worst month on record for hospital waiting figures
November was the worst month on record for hospital waiting figures in the North West and nationally. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, 431 people were waiting on trolleys or chairs in Sligo University Hospital last month compared to 198 the same time last year. Letterkenny University Hospital…
8,693 people so far this year have had to wait for a bed in North West hospitals
So far in 2018, 8,693 people had to wait for a bed in North West Hospitals. With a month still to go, 2018 has been the worst year for hospital overcrowding since the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation began recording the waiting figures in 2004. 3,884 people have had to…
Over 33000 waiting for day case appointments in the North West
Over 33,000 people are currently awaiting an inpatient or day case appointment in the North West. According to latest figures from the NTPF, 63 of those patients in Letterkenny have been waiting over a year and a half while 10 patients ate waiting 9-12 months in Sligo for an appointment.…