Gloster has 'no fear' about care at UHL despite overcrowding 

Elective procedures were postponed earlier this week due to the high number of patients attending the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick

University Hospital Limerick: Some 450 patients in the region have had their surgery postponed since the beginning of the year. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

HSE boss Bernard Gloster said he did not "have any fear of the clinical care" for people presenting at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) despite consistent overcrowding that have saw planned surgeries postponed there for two days in a row.

Elective procedures were postponed earlier this week due to the high number of patients attending the emergency department at the hospital, however, they are due to resume at all hospitals in the UHL group on Thursday morning.