INMO claims overcrowding issues is impacting every hospital in the country
No hospital is unaffected by overcrowding today with patients on trolleys or chairs in emergency departments or elsewhere in every hospital in the country, that’s according to the INMO. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation say there are 838 patients are on a trolley in Irish hospitals today. …
59 people waiting on Hospital Beds in the North West
There are 59 people currently waiting for hospital beds at the North West’s two main hospitals today. Throughout the country there are 542 admitted patients waiting for beds that’s according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 451 patients are waiting in the emergency department’s throughout the country while 91…
Health service ‘in crisis mode’ in North West
A Donegal TD says the health service is in crisis mode in the north west. Deputy Thomas Pringle made the comments as the INMO trolley watch figures confirmed that Letterkenny University Hospital is the most overcrowded facility in the country today with 83 patients without beds. 625 people…
86 people waiting on hospital beds in north west
The 86 people waiting on hospital beds at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals are part of the national figure of 592 that has been recorded by the INMO today. Sligo University has recorded the third highest figure in the Country today with 49 people waiting 31 of those waiting…
90 people waiting on hospital beds in the north west
There are 90 people waiting for beds at the North West’s two main hospitals this morning. According to data published by the INMO there are 37 people waiting at Sligo University Hospital figure while the number at Letterkenny University stands at 53, the second highest in the country behind…
Donegal GP claims overcrowding in emergency departments is leading to cancellation of hospital appointments
A Donegal GP is claiming that overcrowding in emergency departments is leading hospital appointments being cancelled. According to Freedom of Information figures almost 110-thousand hospital appointments have been cancelled in hospitals across the country this year. The number at Sligo University Hospital is 1.265 which is made up…
Sligo councillor expresses concern with hospital waiting times for over 75’s
It’s being claimed that the lack of hospital beds and access for patients to a number of services such as out- patient clinics is the main reasons people over the age of 75 are spending considerable periods of time in hospital waiting rooms. Over-75’s waited an average of almost…