Difficulty 'pinning down' doctors highlighted in patient survey

The difficulties patients and their families face in trying to 'pin down' hospital doctors or find a staff member to talk to about their worries and fears, are among the frustrations captured in the latest National Patient Experience Survey.

“Not enough staff to take the time to talk to the patients, everyone seemed that they were rushing and under pressure all the time” - is how one patient described their experience to health watchdog HIQA who conducted the 2018 survey.