Trolley crisis ‘is more than a hospital problem’

The Minister for Health Simon Harris says the trolley crisis is not just the problem of our hospitals.

Trolley crisis ‘is more than a hospital problem’

“The message I am bringing here, today, into this building is: ‘Don’t just shove all this on the acute hospital.’ Yes, there is absolutely a role for the acute hospital, but there’s equally a role for the social care division of the HSE, and for the primary care division,” Mr Harris said.

He was speaking ahead of a task force meeting between the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) and the HSE yesterday.

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