Hospital overcrowding

Hiqa report on University Hospital Kerry in Tralee says overcrowding and staff shortages pose substantial patient safety risks

Figures show 51,001 people waited more than 24 hours in an emergency department for admission in 2022

Varadkar argued for specialist centres like UHL, but told campaign group ‘nothing is off the table’

Excess deaths among Irish patients in winter period up to January 29th rose to 1,278

It seems everyone has a story about all the funerals they have been attending lately, and available data supports this impression

Overcrowding crisis blew Government’s targets for waiting list reduction even further off-course

Ambulances also expected to start bringing patients to St John’s Hospital, Limerick to alleviate pressure

Average wait times to admit seriously ill patients at least a day in hospitals in Cork and Tallaght

At present, 25 hospitals provide round-the-clock emergency surgery, presenting staffing challenges

Cancer services ‘may be going backward’ as progress stalls, says Irish Cancer Society

The hospital’s record suggests good management could be the answer to the annual trolley crisis

Skillsets of advice and screening in your local pharmacist can be part of the front line of defence in the health system

Appeal for blood donations as pressure on health service has an impact on numbers attending Irish Blood Transfusion Service clinics

Health service under unprecedented pressure in recent months

HSE expects ongoing strain on healthcare system despite sharp decline in infections

Unthinkable: Moral distress is a workplace problem we ignore at our peril

INMO says 595 admitted patients were waiting for beds on Wednesday morning, with 436 of those in emergency departments

Health service chief Stephen Mulvany rejects ‘failure of leadership’ claims over trolley crisis

Conditions in emergency wards unacceptable, senior management to tell Oireachtas health committee

Tallaght University Hospital had most patients waiting on trolleys on Sunday, with 24 waiting for beds

Hospital has avoided patients on trolleys by purchasing more bed capacity locally, says Dr Rob Landers

Doctors’ organisations say they have not yet agreed to the new contract and have warned the Minister for Health not to proceed without their agreement

Latest figures show more than 580,000 people waiting for hospital outpatient appointments

Though figures are under-reported, cases are not translating into hospital admissions in the same way as previously

Likely ‘long tail’ to decline will hit health service for months, Irish College of General Practitioners says

Some non-urgent patients at the hospital are currently transferred by ambulance to be treated at Ennis Hospital

Martin said HSE did good job during pandemic and lessons had to be drawn from that experience

Average of 95 beds per day unavailable for use or closed over the first nine days of 2023

Vaccines will still offer protection against Kraken subvariant, says professor of experimental immunology

As shortages bite, many beleaguered pharmacists are ringing GPs to request alternative antibiotics

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HSE says nearly 700 under-14s have been hospitalised with the illness over the winter

Overcrowding down on last week’s figures due to higher weekend discharges by staff

First cases of ‘concerning’ new Covid-19 subvariant detected in Ireland

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Out-of-hours services and pharmacists are struggling to cope as patients flock to them to avoid hospitals

Woman with osteoporosis discharged on painkillers later told hospital missed three fractured vertebrae

489 patients were on trolleys on Monday morning, with the total expected to rise again on Tuesday

Covid and flu are adding to healthcare stresses, with chief scientific officer urging the ill to isolate

Over-the-counter and prescription drugs affected with some facing a three-month delay before supply is restored