Emergency Departments

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<p>The hospital said visiting 'will not be permitted for patients who have tested positive for covid-19, except on compassionate grounds'. File picture Dan Linehan</p>

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Visiting restrictions reintroduced at University Hospital Kerry amid spike in covid admissions

UHK says it has been dealing with a 'significantly increased number' of covid-19 cases and emergency presentations

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Group set up to examine 500% rise in cost of health-related claims since 2010

<p>People of Limerick showing their angry at the UHL Protest in Limerick. Picture: Picture Brendan Gleeson</p>

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'Nobody explained, nobody apologized': Thousands attend emotional hospital overcrowding protest in Limerick

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Fire at overcrowded CUH emergency department is a 'serious warning signal'

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lMO hits out at 'warzone-like' conditions in 'unfit for purpose' health service

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Long GP appointment delays will be 'new normal', says IMO

Irish Examiner view: Trolley crisis doesn’t have to be norm

The achievement at University Hospital Waterford has come under close scrutiny, and there are hopes it can inspire a reduction in hospital overcrowding elsewhere.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2022

Official Opening of the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane

No sign of improvements in hospitals as over 100,000 go without a bed this year

It has also emerged that 232 of the promised 1,156 extra winter beds have not yet been opened in hospitals across the country

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

HSE admits patients can expect 24-hour A&E waits

Dr Colm Henry also raised concern that the planned extension of pub opening hours could drive up emergency department attendances

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Hospital staff leaving their jobs over ‘impossible and dangerous’ workplaces

Highly skilled emergency department staff are leaving their jobs because of the “impossible and dangerous” situations in the country’s hospitals, a doctors' group has warned.

Wed, 29 Jun, 2022

Efforts ramped up to solve University Hospital Limerick trolley crisis after 'shocking' report

The Department of Health has had to ramp up its intervention into the University Hospital Limerick overcrowding crisis after a damning report outlined the chaos there.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2022

Ennis protest rally demands reopening of Midwest hospitals' EDs

'The message we wanted to spread today is that the people of the Midwest matter'

Sat, 21 May, 2022

The patient experience: Long waiting times to be admitted to hospital

The majority of the patients surveyed (68%), said they did not feel at risk of contracting Covid-19 during their time in hospital last year

Mon, 09 May, 2022

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Concerns about suicide rates among Travellers due to self-harm presentations at A&E

Male and female Traveller patients older than 50 years of age had the highest risk of presenting with self-harm, the study found

Thu, 05 May, 2022

'A perfect storm': Emergency healthcare services under pressure

GP says services in Cork have already hit crisis point

Sat, 14 Aug, 2021

Elderly flocking to emergency departments after delaying treatment during pandemic

The 3,279 over 75s who presented to EDs in that same week was 18% higher than in the week to July 25 last year and 15% higher than the same week in 2019

Sat, 31 Jul, 2021

Cork's Mercy hospital joins CUH in urging non-emergency patients to stay away

'Patients with less urgent complaints are advised to contact their GPs or SouthDoc,' said the hospital

Fri, 04 Jun, 2021

Intensive care unit at Cork University Hospital 'extremely busy' as hospital asks patients to avoid A&E

The hospital says it has been 'exceptionally busy' today, and in the last number of days.

Sun, 03 Jan, 2021

Covid-19 sees falls in number of babies assessed and in Emergency Department attendances

The ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the rest of the health service is highlighted in a new HSE report

Thu, 03 Dec, 2020

Berlin UKB Hospital Is Among Germany's Most Modern

Munster hospitals top list as 285 patients wait on trolleys

Sixty-two patients are waiting on trolleys in University Hospital, Limerick, while at Cork University Hospital 35 patients are without a bed

Wed, 28 Oct, 2020

INMO: 250 patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals

The latest figures from show that 211 people are without beds in emergency departments, while 39 are waiting in other hospital wards.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2020

Cork's Mercy Hospital asks public to seek alternative care as A&E numbers surge

There are delays at the Mercy University Hospital's (MUH) emergency department (ED) after a surge in presentations.

Wed, 30 Sep, 2020

INMO: 192 people on trolleys in Irish hospitals with 65 in Limerick University Hospital

There are 192 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals this morning. The latest figures from show that 164 people are without beds in emergency departments, while 28 are waiting in other hospital wards.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2020

HSE Winter Plan: €600m to be spent to 'protect' hospitals

Some 1,500 additional hospital beds, including 900 acute care beds, and more than 50 critical care beds, are to be announced under the Health Service Executive (HSE) Winter plan, which will be published later today.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2020

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.

INMO: 207 patients without beds in Irish hospitals

The latest figures from the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO) show that 181 people are waiting for beds in emergency departments, while a further 26 are without beds in hospital wards.

Tue, 08 Sep, 2020

INMO: 163 patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals

The latest figures show that 144 people are without beds in emergency departments, while 19 are waiting in other hospital wards.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2020

A third of cases drink-related: Drunks clog A&E

Even though this society is far less tolerant of alcohol abuse than it once was, especially drink driving, the behaviour continues to have an utterly disproportionate impact.

Tue, 29 May, 2018

Almost 15,000 over 75s endure 24-hour waits in A&E during first three months of this year

New figures released to Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Older People, Mary Butler, have shown that 14,757 people aged over 75 had to wait over 24 hours in hospital Emergency Departments in the first three months of 2018.

Sun, 22 Apr, 2018

Consultant likens emergency departments to ‘human landfill site’

An outspoken emergency medicine consultant has described working in an emergency department (ED) as “a bit like working in a human landfill site” where waiting rooms are increasingly like “refugee camps”.

Fri, 13 Apr, 2018

Latest: Locum doctors 'blackmailing' hospitals with strike over pay cuts, says consultant

Latest: Freelance doctors are "blackmailing" hospitals by holding a wildcat strike, according to a surgeon in one of the affected hospitals.

Tue, 05 Sep, 2017

Emergency task force meeting on overcrowding 'a work in progress at best'

A meeting of the Department of Health's Emergency Taskforce has been described as "a work in progress at best".

Fri, 06 Jan, 2017

Plan for 55 additional acute beds 'a disappointment to staff and patients'

Emergency department staff have said a HSE plan to add 55 acute beds in five hospitals are a disappoinment.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2016

INMO calls off planned industrial action by nurses

Nurses have called off planned industrial action at seven of the country's emergency departments.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Both sides prepared to talk to prevent stoppages by nurses at seven hospitals

The nurses union and the HSE have signalled they are prepared to enter talks to prevent a strike in hospital Emergency Departments next week.

Wed, 06 Jan, 2016

7% more emergency hospital admissions among elderly

More older people are being admitted to hospital through emergency departments, new figures from the HSE show.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2015