HSE urges public to 'consider all options' before coming to emergency departments

Fileshot of signage at Cork University Hospital for the Emergency Department. Pic: Larry Cummins

The HSE is urging people seeking medical care to consider all options before attending a hospital emergency department.

In a statement on Tuesday morning, the HSE warned that some patients will "regrettably experience long wait times in our emergency departments, urgent patients will always be prioritised for treatment and care".