Organisation: Emergency Department (ED)

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Staff at University Hospital Limerick 'cannot cope' with the 'stress' of overcrowded conditions

Nurses in the consistently clogged Emergency Department (ED) of University Hospital Limerick (UHL) are concerned they will not be able to safely and adequately evacuate patients in the event of a major emergency situation.

Fri, 29 Nov, 2019

Nurses suspend A&E walk-outs

NURSES have suspended walk-outs which they have staged over conditions at the & Emergency Department (ED) of the Mid-West Regional Hospital.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2011

Hospitals to target alcohol abuse via emergency departments

FRONTLINE hospital staff are planning to tackle the problem of alcohol abuse directly with patients who attend emergency departments.

Mon, 02 Jun, 2008

Seven A&E depts unfit for purpose: Report

At least seven A&E departments nationwide are unfit for their purpose, a major health service study revealed today.

Fri, 01 Jun, 2007