Almost 160 patient safety incidents in hospitals every day last year

New figures show that some 58,292 patient safety incidents occurred in Irish hospitals during 2017.

Almost 160 patient safety incidents in hospitals every day last year

New figures show that some 58,292 patient safety incidents occurred in Irish hospitals during 2017.

There were almost 160 incidents every day last year, figures provided to Fianna Fáil reveal.

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