Investment needed to tackle A&E crisis, says opposition

HEALTH MINISTER Mary Harney should kick-start investment in the GP and community healthcare sector to tackle the A&E crisis, the opposition claimed yesterday.

Fine Gael’s health spokesperson Dr Liam Twomey made his comments as relatives of patients in the Mater Hospital protested outside the Dáil about overcrowding.

The Irish Nurses’ Organisation (INO) reported 222 patients on trollies around the country.