708 deaths between 2019 and 2023 at CUH's emergency department

Professor Conor Deasy, Irish Association of Emergency Medicine president, said one issue is gaps in palliative care supports for nursing homes.

More than 5,000 patients died in hospital emergency departments or were dead on arrival in the last five years, including some 1,210 deaths during 2022, new figures show.

The figures indicate that hospitals remain the only option for many families despite commitments to boosting community palliative care.