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…
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…
Trolley crisis eases nationally but 46 waiting for beds in North West
The number of people on hospital trolleys today has dropped to 395. That’s down by more than 200, since Tuesday’s peak of 612. The number of people waiting for a bed in the North West today has reduced slightly with 46 on trolleys. Letterkenny University Hospital has seen a rise…
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…
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…
Health Minister to meet HSE on overcrowding crisis
The Health Minister is due to meet the head of the HSE this afternoon. Tony O’Brien’s due to give Simon Harris an update on overcrowding at the country’s Emergency Departments. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is expected to give another update later on the number on trolleys awaiting admission…