49 patients waiting for a bed at North West hospitals
There were 49 patients on trollies in the North West’s two main hospitals this morning. There were 32 people waiting at Sligo University Hospital this morning, with a further 17 waiting in Letterkenny. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded hospital in the country today, with 97 people waiting there.…
Almost 60 waiting at two main North West hospitals
There were almost 60 people awaiting admission to the two main North West hospitals this morning. 41 were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 16 were waiting at Letterkenny. Limerick University Hospital was the most overcrowded in Ireland with 90 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 634 people…
50 patients on trolleys in North West today
The number of patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals around the country remains over 600. It follows a statement from the INMO yesterday, noting the “worrying spike” in the amount of people awaiting admission to hospitals. In the North West this morning, there were 50 people waiting for a bed…
North West trolley figures rise again
The number of people being kept on trollies in hospitals has risen again in the North West, with 56 people waiting across the region. According to the latest Trolley Watch figures from the INMO, there are 34 people waiting for a bed in Sligo University Hospital, while in Letterkenny University…
Independent TD calls for greater resources to be afforded to smaller Hospitals
There’s a call on the government to lend more support to smaller hospitals as patients are left waiting on beds. New figures released today show the trolley numbers as a percentage of the total bed capacity in each hospital. While larger hospitals have more patients waiting on…
Slight increase in north west trolley figures
The latest INMO trolley watch figures are reporting that there are 44 people waiting on hospital beds in the two main hospitals in the north west today. The figures is a slight increase on yesterdays total. The figures say there are 37 people waiting at Sligo University Hospital with…
Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson calls for more help for “exhausted” healthcare workers
The number of people waiting on trollies continues to put the health system under strain. Although there has been a decrease nationwide in the last few days, 639 people remain on trollies in hospitals around the country today. In the North West, there are 82 people waiting for a bed…