Hospital patients waiting weeks for a shower 'unacceptable', says Minister

The Minister with responsibility for older people Kathleen Lynch has said that it is intolerable that some patients at a community hospital in Co Leitrim had to wait over a month for a shower, due to staff shortages.

Hospital patients waiting weeks for a shower 'unacceptable', says Minister

The Minister with responsibility for older people Kathleen Lynch has said that it is intolerable that some patients at a community hospital in Co Leitrim had to wait over a month for a shower, due to staff shortages.

Her comments come after a HIQA report found serious breaches at St Patrick’s Community Hospital in Carrick-On-Shannon.

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