Patients asked to avoid Cork University Hospital A&E if 'needs are not urgent'

On Friday CUH recorded 41 people on trolleys within its emergency department, its highest figures in a fortnight.

Cork University Hospital has called on the public to first engage with primary community care “if their needs are not urgent” due to its Emergency Department being “exceptionally busy”.

In a statement this morning the hospital said that the heightened activity in its ED meant that “some patients may experience a delay” at present, a situation it said is “regrettable”.