Private hospitals offer to help HSE with wave of appointment cancellations 

Over 85,000 operations or procedures have been cancelled in public hospitals, with emergency department overcrowding blamed for much of the disruption.

Private hospitals have offered beds to the HSE to help reduce the soaring number of appointment cancellations.

So far this year, over 85,000 operations or procedures have been cancelled in public hospitals, with emergency department overcrowding blamed for much of the disruption.