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Astonishingly low number of patients admitted to ward within HSE target of six hours

A national inpatient survey shows that emergency department waiting times and people’s experience of being discharged from hospital requires the most improvement in hospital care. The National Inpatient Experience Survey for 2021 shows that just 29% ...

09 May 2022 at 17:33

Only 29% of patients were admitted to ward within HSE target of six hours

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Just 29% of patients admitted to ward within HSE target of six hours

09 May 2022 at 22:33

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Tipperary hospital's emergency department under pressure due to high number of patients

The Emergency Department at Tipperary University Hospital has been coming under continuing pressure with high numbers of patients presenting with a variety of complex needs in addition to the number of COVID-19 positive patients admitted to the ...

20 Jan 2022 at 12:33

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Busy times at Letterkenny University Hospital

An above-average numbeer of people are currently attending the Emergency Department (ED) at Letterkenny University Hospital. The facility continues to be extremely busy with high numbers of people attending the department who need to be ...

20 Jul 2022 at 18:33

Major disruption to Emergency Department services expected this week due to strike

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Major disruption to Emergency Department services expected next week due to strike

Significant disruption to Emergency Department (ED) services is expected this week due to a HSE strike over long-standing pay and career development issues. That's according to the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM), which ...

16 May 2022 at 19:33

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Significant disruption is expected at local hospitals

The HSE is warning of significant disruption and service delays in hospitals, including Sligo University Hospital, on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, between 8am-8pm, due to the planned industrial action by the Medical Laboratory ...

24 May 2022 at 11:33

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'Significant increase' in people attending hospital as death rates drop

There has been a significant increase in hospital activity with 1.5 million attendances to hospital Emergency Departments in 2021, latest figures show. This is an increase of 13% year on year, and 3.2 million attendances to ...

01 Dec 2022 at 17:33

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Public urged to consider all treatment options before attending Kilkenny hospital

Ahead of the May Bank Holiday Weekend, St Luke’s Hospital Kilkenny wants to remind the public of their treatment option before attending the Emergency Department (ED) at the hospital. There are a range of care pathways ...

27 Apr 2023 at 17:33

Letterkenny/Milford

Modular extension considered as LUH emergency department feels strain

Management at Letterkenny University Hospital are exploring options to extend the emergency department at the facility. In recent days, staff have been struggling to cope, such has been the strain on the hospital’s ED....

21 Jul 2023 at 17:33

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HIQA notes long wait times in Letterkenny University Hospital emergency department

Long wait times in the emergency department and ongoing lengthy ambulance wait times were noted at Letterkenny University Hospital by inspectors. Inspectors from Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) ...

02 May 2024 at 14:33

Scotland

More than a third of patients waiting four hours at A&E ‘the norm’, Tories say

More than a third of patients waiting at least four hours to be seen at A&E is “now the shocking norm”, the Scottish Tories have claimed – despite a slight decline in lengthy waits. In the week ending March ...

19 Mar 2024 at 11:48

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Injury self-assessment driving ED attendances at University Hospital Limerick, reveals study

A NEW study has found that between 18 and 35% of Emergency Department (ED) attendances may be non-urgent. The Better Data, Better Planning (BDBP) study, a multi-centre, cross-sectional study of five urban ...

29 Oct 2023 at 16:33

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