Irish hospitals are 'not fit for purpose' - medic

Dr Rónán Collins said Irish hospitals are "old" and "not built with infection control nor indeed necessarily with the needs of older people who were a major user of our hospitals in mind".

A leading medic has said that Irish hospitals "are just not fit for purpose anymore", as he hit out at the lack of facilities for healthcare staff.

Dr Rónán Collins, a specialist in geriatric and stroke medicine at Tallaght Hospital, said health staff should have facilities to shower in and out of work as a basic infection control mechanism.