Calls for extra staff to tackle trolley crisis at SUH
A Sligo County Councillor has questioned HSE officials on the trolley crisis effecting Sligo University Hospital. November was the worst month on record for overcrowding at the hospital according to the Irish Nurses ad Midwifes Organisation. Cllr Keith Henry, who is Vice Chairperson of HSE West Forum, queried officials at…
Sligo consultant warns trolley crisis will get worse
The emergency medical consultant at Sligo University Hospital says the trolley crisis across the country is only going to get worse. In March this year, 714 people were recorded on trolleys nationwide, the highest number ever recorded in a single day. While according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s,…
INMO: 28 on trolleys in Sligo and Letterkenny today
There are 28 patients on trolleys in Sligo and Letterkenny today. Today’s figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation shows there are 17 patients on trolleys at Sligo University Hospital. There are a further 11 waiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital. However, the HSE’s figures show that as of…
Twenty-five on trolleys in the region
There are 25 patients on trolleys in the North West today. There are 14 people waiting for admission at Letterkenny University Hospital. There are 11 people waiting at the Emergency Department at Sligo University Hospital. The Saolta Hospital Group is urging people to only present in real emergencies as the…
70 patients on trolleys in Northwest hospitals
The number of patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals across the Northwest, has reached a record high today. There are 70 patients waiting on trolleys according to the INMO. There 39 patients waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital, while there are 31 in Sligo. Overall there are 668…
23 people are waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital
There are 23 patients waiting on trolleys for a hospital bed in Letterkenny University Hospital today up from 9 on Friday last. There’s 10 people waiting in Sligo University Hospital, an increase of 2. Overall throughout the country today, there are 357 people waiting on troleys which is an overall…
21 people waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital
There are 21 people waiting in letterkenny University Hospital, up from 8 yesterday, while no one is waiting in Sligo University Hospital. 18 people are waiting for a bed in University Hospital Galway while nationally the figure stands at 329.