Trolley numbers down in Sligo and Letterkenny
The numbers on trolleys in Sligo and Donegal is down to 16 between both hospitals. It follows one of the worst weeks so far this year for overcrowding at Letterkenny University Hospital. Today the number of people waiting is down to 16 from nearly 40 on Tuesday. There are 10…
Over forty on trolleys in Sligo and Letterkenny hospitals
There are 43 people on trolleys at hospitals in the North West today as the overcrowding crisis continues. The numbers waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital are down to 26 today but they are up to 17 in Sligo. There are still over 500 people waiting for admission at hospitals around…
Nurses give health officials a week to avert all out strikes at hospitals
Nurses have given health officials a week to come up with a plan to avert an all out strike in our hospitals. Their union the INMO met with the HSE and government last night, but they’re still looking for a way to ease the pressure as the trolley crisis continues.…
Thirteen people on trolleys in Sligo
There are 341 patients waiting for a hospital bed today. The hospital with the worst overcrowding is University Hospital Limerick, with 34, according to figures from the INMO. There are 13 people on trolleys in Sligo university Hospital today while Letterkenny has none.
Thirteen on trolleys in Sligo
There are thirteen people on trolleys at Sligo University Hospital. The latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that there are still significant numbers waiting for admission to hospitals across the country. The highest number waiting in the whole country including Dublin hospitals is in Mullingar where…