HSE intervenes in A&E row between nurses and consultant

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) in Limerick was yesterday forced to intervene in a bitter row between a top consultant and nurses at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital.

A&E consultant Dr Colman O’Leary blamed members of the Irish Nurses Organisation for a huge overcrowding problem in the department on Tuesday, when there were 36 patients left on trolleys.

Due to the trolley pile up, ambulance crews were unable to off-load patients.