655 admitted patients were reportedly waiting for a hospital bed this morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization, with University Hospital Limerick suffering the most. The largest number of waiting patients this year, according to the report, was 109 at UHL. A “major internal incident” that the hospital had declared earlier this month … 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
Irish Nurses and Midwives Report revealed that over 100,000 patients have been left waiting on trolleys in Irish hospitals so far this year. This is the earliest that such a high number of admitted patients without beds has ever been recorded, according to the INMO. Since the beginning of the summer, the organisation has issued … Read more
Today saw the largest number of patients on trolleys so far this year. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there are 669 persons on trolleys in Irish hospitals. This figure includes 28 children. With 80 persons on trolleys today, University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected, followed by Cork University Hospital with 72. … Read more