Hospital continues request for public to avoid visiting A&E

Beaumont Hospital continues request to the public and GPs to avoid or delay visit to Emergency Department

Beaumont Hospital has continued its request to the public and GPs to avoid visits to the Emergency Department (ED) where possible.

Pointing to "extremely difficult conditions faced by patients and staff", the hospital stated that it is working to relieve pressure on the ED and has introduced further escalation procedures in recent days including limiting admissions to urgent procedures from Monday.