Trolley numbers increase in north west
Hospitals in the north west are experience severe over-crowding with 52 people on trolleys today. Sligo University Hospital is the worst-effected with 29 people waiting for a bed – 27 of those are on trolleys in the emergency department with a further two waiting in overflow areas of wards. This…
23 people on trolleys in Sligo University Hospital
The numbers waiting on trolleys and in overflow areas of wards in the north west remains high once again today according to Irish Nurses and Midwives Figures. There are 41 people waiting for a bed in the hospitals in Sligo and Letterkenny. At Sligo University Hospital there are 21 people…
Overcrowding crisis to be discussed with Health Minister in Donegal today
The overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny University Hospital is one of a number of topics which will be discussed with Health minister Simon Harris on his visit to Donegal today. There are 22 people waiting for a hospital bed at the hospital this morning according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives…
INMO: Trolley figures up
The number of people waiting for hospital beds in the north west has increased again today according to Irish Nurses and Midwives figures. 35 people are on trolleys and waiting in the overflow areas of wards in hospitals in the region, five more than yesterday. 27 of those are in…
27 people waiting for hospital beds in northwest
There are 27 people waiting for a bed in the northwest this lunchtime according to trolley watch reports. Sligo University Hospital has two people waiting, one on a trolley and another in the overflow area of wards. Meanwhile Letterkenny University Hospital has 25 people awaiting a bed with 16 of…
12 patients waiting in north west hospitals today
There are 12 patients on hospital trolleys in the north west today. That’s made up of 10 in Letterkenny and two in Sligo. In University Hospital Galway, there 28 people on trolleys. There are over 350 people are on trolleys at hospitals across the country this lunchtime – with 27…
Trolley numbers falling in north west
The numbers on trolleys in the north west have fallen significantly today. There are 13 people waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital with nobody waiting in Sligo. This is down from a high of almost 60 people waiting in north west hospitals on a single day last week.…