Hospital overcrowding

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  2 days ago

  91-year-old woman waited 13 hours for a bed before being discharged

  A 91-year-old woman was forced to waiting in an accident and emergency room for 13 hours waiting for a bed before being discharged.

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  7 days ago

  Number waiting to be admitted to hospitals falls below 500

  There are 483 patients are waiting for beds in Irish hospitals this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch.

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  8 days ago

  More than 500 patients awaiting hospital beds

  The Trolley Watch data from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) shows that 525 patients are on trolleys at hospitals across the country this morning.

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  8 days ago

  'I don’t know of any consultant rostered off in early January' - Taoiseach's 'insulting' comments condemned

  The Fianna Fáil leader, Micháel Martin, has accused the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, of a cynical attack on doctors and nurses.

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  16 days ago

  Record 9,055 patients on trolleys in October

  This month was the worst October on record for hospital overcrowding with 9,055 admitted patients forced to wait for a bed on trolleys and chairs.

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  16 days ago

  'It’s not even peak season' - INMO records worst ever October for hospital overcrowding

  2018 has seen the worst October on record for hospital overcrowding, according to eh Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

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  31 days ago

  Almost 550 people waiting for hospital beds today

  There are 542 patients waiting for hospital beds this morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

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  34 days ago

  Fianna Fáil: Outpatient waiting lists at 'crisis levels'

  FiannaFáil says the latest figures for outpatient waiting lists are shocking and completely unacceptable.

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  46 days ago

  INMO: Hospital trolley figures approach 8,000 for September

  Almost 8,000 patients were forced to wait on trolleys and chairs in September, according to new figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations (INMO).

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  66 days ago

  'If you want to torture people, send them to A&E' - Nurses describe 'hellish' conditions at Limerick hospital

  Hundreds of nurses and midwives gathered at Cork and Limerick University Hospitals this lunchtime for a second day of planned protests.

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  67 days ago

  Nurses and midwives begin series of lunchtime protests over lack of winter plans

  Nurses and midwives based in University Hospital Galway are set to protest this lunchtime, demanding the HSE make plans for the expected winter increase in patients.

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  70 days ago

  INMO: HSE has no plan for extra patients in winter

  The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) claim that the HSE has admitted to having no plan to deal with extra patients this winter.

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  77 days ago

  Nurses to hold HSE talks as hospitals see 'record overcrowding'

  Nurses are to hold talks next week with the HSE and Department of Health to discuss understaffing and overcrowding.

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  107 days ago

  357 patients waiting on trolleys across the country; Limerick worst effected

  357 people are waiting on hospital trolleys across the country today.

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  108 days ago

  Overcrowded emergency departments and staff shortages putting patients at risk - INMO

  There is a warning overcrowded emergency departments and staff shortages are putting patients at risk.

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  114 days ago

  Almost 400 patients on trolleys across the country; CUH worst affected

  Almost 400 patients are on trolleys in hospitals around the country today, according to the INMO.

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  126 days ago

  289 patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals across the country

  There are 289 people waiting on trolleys in the country's hospitals today.

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  128 days ago

  Oireachtas to hear why Ireland gets 'below-average outcomes' for above-average health spend

  Overcrowding and delays in hospital admissions will be back on the agenda later this morning.

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  164 days ago

  Hundreds admitted to hospitals with no available beds last month, figures reveal

  Some 92 children waited on trolleys in Dublin’s three children’s hospitals, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation also said.

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  176 days ago

  Cork University Hospital worst affected as 370 patients wait on hospital trolleys across the country

  370 people are waiting on hospital trolleys across the country this afternoon.