41 waiting for a bed in North West Hospitals
41 people are waiting for a hospital bed in the North West today. Trolley Watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organsation show that 31 of those are on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital. That’s the second highest number of any hospital in the country alongside University Hospital Limerick…
Full Capacity Protocol in place for Sligo & Letterkenny hospitals
The overcrowding crisis shows no sign of easing as the number on trolleys has spiked again today. There are 59 people waiting on trolleys in North West Hospitals today according to the latest INMO trolley watch report. Letterkenny University Hospital has the second highest number of people waiting for a…
Flu continues to put local health services under pressure
The flu and vomitting bug continue to put health services in the north west and around the country under pressure. Today’s trolley figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show there are 20 people in trolleys at Sligo University Hospital and 17 in Letterkenny. The HSE says cases of…
Trolley numbers up in Letterkenny, down in Sligo
The numbers waiting on hospital trolleys in the North West has risen again today according to INMO figures. There are 20 people waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital, a sharp rise from yesterday’s six people waiting. In Sligo University Hospital the numbers have dropped slightly down to 12…
People asked to avoid healthcare centres in an effort to contain flu
Health Care officials are urging the public not to visit hospitals and nursing homes unless absolutely necessary in an attempt to contain an outbreak of the flu virus. It comes as a Sligo nursing home has been forced to close a number of wards to visitors and 46 people are…
Nursing homes & cross border deals can help alleviate trolley crisis in North West
As the overcrowding problem continues in hospitals throughout the country, there are 18 beds available in seven nursing homes in County Donegal that could be used to ease the crisis. That’s according to a survey carried out two days ago by Nursing Homes Ireland, the umbrella body for the country’s…
INMO official claims overcrowding figures are worse than figures show
An INMO official claims the overcrowding situation in some hospitals is actually worse than the union’s Trolley Watch figures suggest. INMO Industrial Relations Officer Maura Hickey told Ocean FM this afternoon the truth is not being told about the real picture in hospitals when it comes to lack of beds…