CUH staffing crisis: Minister says hospital must assess how increased funding was used

Cian O’Callaghan and Ivana Bacik criticised conditions at the hospital, as the minister pointed to increased funding, staffing and bed numbers

Senior staff at the Cork hospital have raised concerns about patient safety risks arising from staffing shortages and restrictions. Picture: Dan Linehan

An evaluation of how staff were “prioritised” and “allocated” by management at a Cork hospital at the centre of a funding row should be carried out, the public expenditure minister has said.

Jack Chambers said an assessment of what the “allocations achieved” was needed following “significant increases in expenditure” at Cork University Hospital (CUH).