A&E fundraising letter was unauthorised, says hospital
In the letter, the staff member said: “The department is in urgent need of an ultrasound machine which is required to speedily assess internal organ damage resulting from traffic accidents and knife trauma wounds.” It added: “It would be reasonable to assume that the machine would be a standard piece of A&E equipment.”
However, the letter said the hospital was unable to provide for the ultrasound machine from its annual budget and that there was “no alternative” but for staff to raise the necessary €24,000 themselves.
