UHL cancelled 4,600 patient appointments in one three-week period in August

UL Hospitals Group chief operations officer and acting CEO Noreen Spillane said 92% of the cancelled outpatient appointments had been rescheduled by late September. Picture: Brian Arthur

Chronic overcrowding meant 4,600 patients had operations or appointments cancelled at University Hospital Limerick during a three-week period

Figures released by Noreen Spillane, the acting chief executive at UL Hospitals Group, which includes Ennis and Nenagh hospitals, revealed that 433 endoscopies were cancelled across the three sites between August 8 and 27.