Mid West ambulance change is 'a step in the right direction'

'The hospital in Ennis will be accepting ambulances from 999 calls for the first time since the A&E closed in 2011,' said local councillor Cillian Murphy. File picture: Larry Cummins

Changes to ambulance protocols for the midwest have been described as a “small step in the right direction” towards easing the overcrowding crisis at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

From Monday, paramedics can bring some patients to Ennis Hospital in Co Clare instead of the under-pressure UHL.