€10.5m settlement for Sligo boy who suffered a severe brain injury at birth
The High Court has approved a 10.5 million euro settlement for a 12-year-old boy who suffered a severe brain injury at birth. Sam Forde was delivered by emergency C-section at Sligo General Hospital on August 20th 2006 and has since been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. His parents Deborah and Des…
Sharp increase in number of patients on trolleys
The number of people waiting on trolleys in Sligo has risen sharply in the past decade. Sligo University Hospital had a sharp increase with 47 on trolleys in 2006 rising to 180 last month while Letterkenny saw a dramatic decrease from 204 ten years ago to 38 in May 2016.…
17 on trolleys in Sligo University Hospital
There are 17 people on trolleys today at Sligo University Hospital. Over 250 people are waiting for hospital beds today around the country. The majority, 28, are at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar. There are 27 at South Tipp General, and 25 at Cork University Hospital. The numbers continue…