Numbers waiting on trolleys rise again in North West
While the number on trolleys is down today across the country – it’s up again in the North West hospitals. The numbers on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital has increased to 25 while the number are up just one to 23 patients on trolleys in Sligo where the numbers have…
Sligo consultant says trolley crisis is a case of ‘here we go again’
A consultant in Emergency Medicine in the North West says nothing concrete is being done to tackle the overcrowding crisis. Dr. Fergal Hickey is a consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital and the Communications Officer with the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine He has been speaking after the…
56 people waiting for hospital beds in North West
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says record numbers are on trolleys at hospitals across the country today. Fifty-six people are on trolleys in the North West alone with 33 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital and 23 people waiting at Sligo University Hospital. The INMO says…
Low numbers waiting for hospital beds in the North West
There are just 4 people waiting for a hospital bed in the North West today. All four are on trolleys in the emergency department of Letterkenny University Hospital. Over 230 people are on trolleys at hospitals across the country according to Irish Nurses and Midwives figures. South Tipperary General Hospital…
Trolley numbers fall dramatically in north west
Trolley waiting numbers in the north west have dropped dramatically today with just 11 people waiting for a bed. This is down from a high of 35 yesterday. Letterkenny University Hospital remains the highest in the region with 11 people waiting for hospital admission. Five of those are in the…
Trolley numbers remain high in north west
The number of people waiting for hospital beds in the north west remains high again today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley Watch. Sligo University Hospital has seen a reduction in the numbers on trolleys down to eight in the emergency department today. University Hospital Letterkenny however…
Numbers on trolleys in Sligo hospital rise again
Over 450 people are on trolleys at hospitals across the country. The numbers at Sligo University Hospital have increased again with 25 people on trolleys at the hospital today. The numbers in Letterkenny are down to 8, according to the figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Beaumont hospital,…