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…
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,…
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…
HSE projects planned in the north west for 2017
The HSE plans to progress a number of key health projects in the north west in the coming year as part of its 2017 Service Plan. The Plan was published yesterday and includes plans to set up the new diabetes centre at Sligo University Hospital as well as work to…
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…