Mid-West emergency care review 'step in the right direction', say campaigners

Hiqa indicated patients at UHL still face risk of harm due to overcrowding. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A review of emergency care in the Mid-West to determine if a second emergency department is needed is a "step in the right direction", campaigners for better care said on Thursday.

The review will consider the case for a second emergency department to support University Hospital Limerick, which is regularly the most overcrowded hospital in the country.