'Mum spent 27 hours on a chair in UHL — why is it not getting better?'

Elective treatment cancellations followed the hospital's busiest week this year with an average of 245 patients at the UHL emergency department daily

Marie O'Connor echoed concerns expressed by others in the city around staffing levels at UHL. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

The daughter of a then 87-year-old woman who spent 27 hours on a chair at University Hospital Limerick in December 2022 said she is saddened to see lengthy delays at the hospital again this month.

Elective treatments were cancelled across UL Hospital Group last week for two days, although urgent and time-critical patients, including cancer patients, were unaffected.