Overcrowded hospitals should 'copy what Waterford is doing'

Hiqa found Beaumont and UHW had moved from a situation of persistent overcrowding in the emergency departments 'to one where such crowding was well managed or not present'

University Hospital Waterford regularly records zero patients waiting on trolleys, according to an INMO tally.

Hospitals and the HSE should copy the systems put in place at University Hospital Waterford which have helped it to slash overcrowding in its emergency department.

Health watchdog Hiqa made the call as it published an overview of inspections carried out between 2021 and 2023 in emergency departments across the country.