HSE winter plan 'a complete joke', says consultant

Emergency medicine consultant Fergal Hickey has described escalating trolley numbers as a failure in planning by the HSE and the Department of Health.

HSE winter plan 'a complete joke', says consultant
Fri, 29 Nov, 2019 - 07:32
Digital Desk staff

Emergency medicine consultant Fergal Hickey has described escalating trolley numbers as a failure in planning by the HSE and the Department of Health.

Dr Hickey, who is communications officer for the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine, warned that trolley numbers could reach 1,000 patients one day soon.

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