Hiqa review of emergency services pushed out until September

Hiqa says it is waiting for the ESRI to finish an analysis of emergency care demand up to 2030 by region

The review will advise the health minister on whether a second emergency department is needed to support University Hospital Limerick. Picture: Dan Linehan

It will be at least September before a Hiqa review of emergency services in Limerick, Clare, and north Tipperary will finish, leaving little time for action before winter illnesses hit.

There was frustration locally when a May deadline came and went, but that has now been pushed out even further.