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LUH extremely busy with long waiting times

The Emergency Department (ED) at Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy today with high numbers of people attending the department who need to be admitted to hospital for ongoing treatment. In the past 24 hours 142 people have attended ...

20 Jul 2022 at 16:33

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LUH extremely busy with long waiting times

20 Jul 2022 at 16:33

All ambulance services in England ‘on highest level of alert’

All ambulance services in England are on the highest level of alert and are under “extreme pressure”. A combination of Covid absences among staff, difficulty caused by the hot weather and ongoing delays in handing over patients to A&E ...

12 Jul 2022 at 18:49

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Letterkenny University Hospital in project to enhance the delivery and governance of services

Findings and recommendations from a number of external reviews of hospital services - including the HIQA Targeted Assurance Review, the Saolta University Health Care Group, and Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) commenced a ...

25 May 2022 at 21:33

Crisis: Dozens of SUH consultants highlight 'unacceptable and unsafe conditions for patients and staff'

South Donegal

Crisis: 34 SUH consultants highlight 'unacceptable and unsafe conditions for patients and staff'

The Taoiseach has been told in the Dáil that 34 consultants at Sligo University Hospital have highlighted 'unacceptable and unsafe conditions for patients and staff' to a local TD who represents Bundoran, Ballyshannon, ...

23 Nov 2022 at 09:33

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Nurses group records dozens of kids waiting in Irish emergency departments today (Dec 20)

Almost 700 patients are waiting for beds at Irish hospitals today (December 20). That's according to the latest Trolley Watch report from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), which reveals a significant ...

20 Dec 2022 at 19:33

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Nurses group records dozens of kids waiting in Irish emergency departments today (Dec 20)

20 Dec 2022 at 19:33

Letterkenny/Milford

Letterkenny hospital manager says recruitment is 'top priority'

Sean Murphy, the manager of Letterkenny University Hospital, says that recruitment is a ‘top priority’ at the facility. Mr Murphy was speaking after inspections by Health Information Quality Authority ...

25 Apr 2023 at 18:33

Letterkenny/Milford

Optum employees among the first to graduate with Recognition of Prior Learning

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) recently celebrated the graduation of 20 Optum employees who successfully earned a BSc in Applied Data Technologies. This achievement was made possible through ...

11 Jan 2024 at 13:33

Local News

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 ...

02 May 2024 at 14:33

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Nurses group records dozens of kids waiting in Irish emergency departments today (Dec 20)

Almost 700 patients are waiting for beds at Irish hospitals today (December 20). That's according to the latest Trolley Watch report from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), ...

20 Dec 2022 at 14:33

Local News

Patients face long wait times as 'very busy' Letterkenny hospital under strain

Letterkenny University Hospital is under strain again with 80 patients currently in the emergency department at the facility. The public have been warned that patients face ‘long waiting ...

08 Dec 2023 at 16:33

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