Minor injuries unit discharges patients in 65 minutes

An average discharge time of 65 minutes has been reported for patients seeking emergency treatment at an urgent care centre on Cork city’s northside.

More than 3,000 people have been treated at the Mercy University Hospital centre since it opened last March at the former St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital in Gurranabraher.

Management at the unit said the total number of admissions was spilt almost equally by referrals from GPs and those who turned up themselves.