Donegal TD hits out at Varadkar for failing to ‘take control’ of overcrowding
Calls have been made for Letterkenny University Hospital to be given funding to increase the amount of beds there. Yesterday there were 30 people on trolleys at the hospital. While in the past month alone there has been over 500 instances of patients being left without a bed. Raising the…
Leitrim patient who suffered ‘last minute surgery-cancellation’ says more people need to speak out
A Leitrim man says more people have to complain and speak out about the crisis in Irish hospitals. Dave Price went in to Sligo University Hospital last Wednesday for a hernia operation which was cancelled at the last minute due to a lack of beds. Reports over the past number…
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…