The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) claims that the hospital overcrowding in Cork City is “out of control.” The city’s Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital are both facing record levels of congestion, and the union has called for a customised strategy to address the problem. The highest number in the State of … Read more
Over 823,600 patients are currently on national public hospital waiting lists, according to new data published yesterday evening. Compared to December’s figures, there has been an increase of over 11,100 patients. At an outpatient clinic, there are currently 589,670 patients in line to receive their first consultation. The National Treatment Purchase Fund provided the official … Read more
According to recent data, there are over 250,000 people waiting in hospitals for medical scans. 59,000 people have been on the lists for more than a year, according to data from the National Treatment Purchase Fund. The most recent statistics concern the number of patients in acute hospitals who are waiting for outpatient scans. These … Read more
More than 10,679 people have been without a hospital bed in the month of October, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolleywatch figures, making it the second-highest October on record. This was a more than 25% increase over the same period last year, according to the union, and more than double the … Read more