Over forty on trolleys in Sligo and Letterkenny hospitals
There are 43 people on trolleys at hospitals in the North West today as the overcrowding crisis continues. The numbers waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital are down to 26 today but they are up to 17 in Sligo. There are still over 500 people waiting for admission at hospitals around…
41 waiting for a bed in North West Hospitals
41 people are waiting for a hospital bed in the North West today. Trolley Watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organsation show that 31 of those are on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital. That’s the second highest number of any hospital in the country alongside University Hospital Limerick…
Full Capacity Protocol in place for Sligo & Letterkenny hospitals
The overcrowding crisis shows no sign of easing as the number on trolleys has spiked again today. There are 59 people waiting on trolleys in North West Hospitals today according to the latest INMO trolley watch report. Letterkenny University Hospital has the second highest number of people waiting for a…
Flu continues to put local health services under pressure
The flu and vomitting bug continue to put health services in the north west and around the country under pressure. Today’s trolley figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show there are 20 people in trolleys at Sligo University Hospital and 17 in Letterkenny. The HSE says cases of…
Trolley numbers up in Letterkenny, down in Sligo
The numbers waiting on hospital trolleys in the North West has risen again today according to INMO figures. There are 20 people waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital, a sharp rise from yesterday’s six people waiting. In Sligo University Hospital the numbers have dropped slightly down to 12…
Trolley figures remain high in Sligo; dramatic drop in Letterkenny
The number of people on trolleys has dropped dramatically in Letterkenny but remains relatively high in Sligo today. The latest trolley watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation remains high again with more than 460 without a bed in the country’s hospitals. Last week saw record levels of…
17 people waiting on trolleys in the North West
The Irish Medical Organisation has hit out at the response of the HSE to the trolley crisis in Irish hospitals. Health Minister Simon Harris met with the Emergency Department Taskforce yesterday to discuss measures to reduce the number of people on trolleys. The organisation described the response as “too little,…