CUH frontline staff 'struggle' to provide safe care to patients

Study identifies fears over staff levels against backdrop of under-resourcing in health sector

Frontline staff at CUH say there is a 'clear appetite for change'. Picture Dan Linehan

Medical staff at Cork University Hospital (CUH) claim they struggle to provide safe care to patients in a challenging work environment, according to the findings of a new study.

A report by researchers from University College Cork identified what they claimed was “a clear appetite for change” among frontline staff regarding patient safety culture.