#Hospital overcrowding

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Pre-election meeting hears calls for more A&Es in West Clare ‘death zone’
Pre-election meeting hears calls for more A&Es in West Clare ‘death zone’
Researcher Sinéad Madden told heated Ennis meeting the HSE could reduce UHL’s ED burden by over 38,000 each year 

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: 'If your child has cancer you don't need the extra stress of chasing a bed' 
Election 2024: 'If your child has cancer you don't need the extra stress of chasing a bed' 
My message to the next Dáil: Clare mother Agnes O’Shaughnessy says her son Alex, who has cancer, and a generation of sick children have been let down by the delays to complete the new children's hospital

 Listen | Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

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GP surgery stock
Election 2024: Your checklist for the political parties' health priorities
The parties have been spelling out their health policies in areas such as hospital overcrowding, access to GPs, and disability services

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Taoiseach says reorganisation of Midwest hospital A&Es was 'a hames'
Election 2024: Taoiseach says reorganisation of Midwest hospital A&Es was 'a hames'
Speaking in Ennis, Simon Harris stopped short of promising a second hospital emergency department for the region

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Health — Pace of progress not reflecting the emergency in our hospitals
Election 2024: Health — Pace of progress not reflecting the emergency in our hospitals
The ongoing overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick is symptomatic of a shortage of beds in the Midwest and reflects a trend around the country that needs to be treated as an emergency by the next government, writes Niamh Griffin

 Listen | Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

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Mount Carmel Surgical Hub development
Surgical hubs announced in 2022 as quick-fix to waiting lists still not taking patients
They had been expected to take no more than 18 months before opening from the announcement in December 2022

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

More than 500 patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals with UHL worst hit
More than 500 patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals with UHL worst hit
The INMO revealed that last month 10,515 patients were treated on trolleys or chairs in October

Wed, 06 Nov, 2024

HEALTH COMMITTEE
Bill to expand Hiqa's authority to wait until after General Election
The long-promised Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill was referred to the Attorney General for drafting in 2018

Wed, 06 Nov, 2024

Victims mother Theresa Dixon
Inquest: Woman who had weight loss surgery died from blood clot after 44-hour hospital wait
The coroner said it came against a background of Ms Dennis having a raised body mass index (BMI), undergoing weight loss surgery in Turkey and suffering a fracture to her left ankle while in hospital

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.
Patient Advocacy Service helps more than 6,500 people
Service has seen awareness of the right to complain grow since it supported 65 people during its first year in 2019

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

HEALTH COMMITTEE
'Pushed to the brink': More than 100,000 patients spent a night on a trolley this year
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has estimated 'around 2,000' nursing and midwifery posts have been eliminated due to a new HSE workforce policy

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Gloster to tell PAC there are 'many positive aspects' to care at UHL
Gloster to tell PAC there are 'many positive aspects' to care at UHL
The HSE chief executive is set to tell the committee that there will be 'no future requirement' for a repeat of the recruitment embargo introduced within the HSE in late 2023

Wed, 23 Oct, 2024

Labour TD Alan Kelly had to 'beg' 85-year-old father to attend UHL
Labour TD Alan Kelly had to 'beg' 85-year-old father to attend UHL
The Labour TD also said there had been confusion around the timetable for the opening of a new unit at the hospital

Tue, 22 Oct, 2024

'I wish I'd taken my father out of UHL,' says Cork woman
'I wish I'd taken my father out of UHL,' says Cork woman
Karina Leahy described how her father, Patrick ‘Pa’ Leahy from Charleville, died unexpectedly in June 2023 at UHL

Tue, 22 Oct, 2024

Minister denies new job for former University Hospital Limerick CEO is a promotion
Minister denies new job for former University Hospital Limerick CEO is a promotion
Sinn Féin Health spokesman David Cullinane said: 'The family of Aoife Johnston are far from happy with that.'

Thu, 10 Oct, 2024

Record levels of overcrowding at Cork University Hospital
Record levels of overcrowding at Cork University Hospital
Across the country, 641 patients are waiting on trolleys, 444 of which are in emergency departments

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

Number of recommendations a 'huge burden' for 'already stretched' UHL staff, report finds
Number of recommendations a 'huge burden' for 'already stretched' UHL staff, report finds
The report was critical of how discharges were managed at the hospital with 166 patients waiting more than 10 days and 50 waiting more than 28 days to be let home

Mon, 07 Oct, 2024

UHL cancelled 4,600 patient appointments in one three-week period in August
UHL cancelled 4,600 patient appointments in one three-week period in August
Also, three of the UL group hospitals cancelled 433 endoscopies. And 2,627 outpatient appointments were cancelled across all six hospitals during the 20-day period

Sat, 05 Oct, 2024

Aoife Johnston's parents speak out: 'I don't see happy days coming'
Aoife Johnston's parents speak out: 'I don't see happy days coming'
Aoife Johnston, 16, died on December 19, 2022, after suffering from meningitis-related sepsis and was left for more than 16 hours without antibiotics

Thu, 03 Oct, 2024

HEALTH COMMITTEE
Woman skipped treatment after fall by lying on floor for two days, health committee told
The Oireachtas Health Committee heard the woman was fearful that if she went for treatment there would be no one to mind her husband who has dementia and her adult child who has special needs

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

Mallow Hospital lab shortages force cancellation of surgeries
Mallow Hospital lab shortages force cancellation of surgeries
Labour TD for Cork East Sean Sherlock also said there are 34.5 full-time hospital vacancies at Mallow General Hospital

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

People with cold and flu at the hospital
Budgetary policy to improve health needs to shift from treatment to prevention
The Irish healthcare system, like many others, is designed to treat illness rather than prevent it, but the infrastructure and resources needed to support preventive care is often lacking

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

Mum says the costs of hospital delays include children’s dignity and rights
Mum says the costs of hospital delays include children’s dignity and rights
A mother whose now adult son was a patient of children's hospitals tells Niamh Griffin that excellent care is fading away under the strain of overcrowding and staff shortages

Sat, 28 Sep, 2024

File Photo A RECRUITMENT FREEZE on nurses and midwives has been lifted by the HSE, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation ha
Phil Ní Sheaghdha: A nurse for every four patients is the basic safety standard. We don't have this
Cases such as the death of Aoife Johnston underline the ongoing staffing issues across healthcare institutions in Ireland

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

Industrial strikes
S Fergus Finlay: The HSE needs to be broken up — not into regions, but into functions
We need one agency to run Ireland’s 50 or so hospitals, one to provide services in the community, and one to provide mental health, disability, and wellbeing services

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

A&E nurses strike
Nurses call for UHL reforms to include improvements to services in its catchment area
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation counted 86 people waiting for a hospital bed after being admitted to UHL on Monday among 510 nationally

Mon, 23 Sep, 2024

‘Agony goes on’ for Aoife Johnson's family after new report
‘Agony goes on’ for Aoife Johnson's family after new report
The family of the 16-year-old, who died after waiting for 12 hours in University Hospital Limerick's ED for treatment for sepsis are 'profoundly disappointed' with report into her death

Sat, 21 Sep, 2024

Aoife Johnston's death at UHL was 'almost certainly avoidable', report finds 
Aoife Johnston's death at UHL was 'almost certainly avoidable', report finds 
Ms Johnston, 16, from Co Clare, died on December 19, 2022, after suffering from meningitis-related sepsis and was left for more than 16 hours without antibiotics

Fri, 20 Sep, 2024

Mature couple holding hands at a doctors office
Numbers waiting for outpatient appointments rose by 33,000 since January
National Treatment Purchase Fund data also shows some 87,100 people were waiting for inpatient treatment at the end of August, up from 86,288 in January

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

Cork worst county for ambulance wait times, figures show 
Cork worst county for ambulance wait times, figures show 
In the first six months of this year in Cork, there were 77 instances of ambulances taking over an hour to arrive for high-priority calls

Sun, 08 Sep, 2024

Cancelling scheduled care at hospitals
UHL crisis: Hospital to get new out-patient building to keep patients away from emergency department
HSE regional executive officer Sandra Broderick said new 96-bed block opening next will reduce trolley numbers but warned a 'difficult winter' lies ahead

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

Cancelling scheduled care at hospitals
UHL crisis: Death of teenager Aoife Johnston 'did not happen in isolation', campaigners warn
Hospital group chief executive Colette Cowan now facing disciplinary action relating to the death of Aoife Johnston, 16, in the overcrowded emergency department in December 2022

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

GPs industrial action
Catherine O’Donohoe: The GP locum crisis is adding to the pressure on our health system
Unable to get an appointment at a private practice, too many patients head to already overcrowded emergency departments

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

UHL crisis: Delay in Hiqa report on emergency services 'means 12 more months of chaos at UHL'
UHL crisis: Delay in Hiqa report on emergency services 'means 12 more months of chaos at UHL'
Campaign groups calling for EDs in smaller hospitals locally to be re-opened as review of emergency services in Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary will not be published until next summer

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Cancelling scheduled care at hospitals
Report on possible second hospital emergency department for Limerick to be published next year
Hiqa said while other hospitals also experience overcrowding, the scale of what happens in UHL has 'consistently been greater' than anywhere else.

Wed, 21 Aug, 2024

UHL must speed up reforms to end 'horror story', says mother whose daughter died there
UHL must speed up reforms to end 'horror story', says mother whose daughter died there
Health minister Stephen Donnelly defended the wave of cancellations in the mid-west, pointing to a decrease in trolleys now

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

UHL Crisis: 'Appointments cancelled, no replacement date given — does Limerick hospital even care?'
UHL Crisis: 'Appointments cancelled, no replacement date given — does Limerick hospital even care?'
Twenty years since hospital reforms began, University Hospital Limerick seem further away than ever from implementing them

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

Colin Peirce: Fixing hospitals in the Midwest requires a creative, collaborative response
Colin Peirce: Fixing hospitals in the Midwest requires a creative, collaborative response
Switching-off medical appointments for almost a quarter of a million people without any concrete timeline as to when they are to be switched back on is wrong, and dangerous

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

Health watchdog to publish terms of review into overcrowding at UHL
Health watchdog to publish terms of review into overcrowding at UHL
Hiqa to consider whether a second emergency department is needed in University Hospital Limerick as part of its review into emergency services across Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary

Tue, 13 Aug, 2024

EU and US need to show 'real leadership' in peace talks, says Taoiseach
EU and US need to show 'real leadership' in peace talks, says Taoiseach
The UN confirmed that the number of aid deliveries reaching Gaza has halved, with fewer than 80 trucks a day arriving in June and July

Sun, 11 Aug, 2024

Hospital corridor with gurneys
Cancellation of surgeries and appointments in Munster could last weeks
More people waiting for their first appointment now than in June

Fri, 09 Aug, 2024

Cancellations in five Mid-West hospitals could last 'weeks', HSE chief admits
Cancellations in five Mid-West hospitals could last 'weeks', HSE chief admits
Bernard Gloster said he was absolutely shocked and horrified at the amount of patients in UHL literally waiting to be cared for and be provided with a reasonable level of care

Fri, 09 Aug, 2024

Patients 'abandoned' as treatments cancelled in five hospitals due to UHL overcrowding
Patients 'abandoned' as treatments cancelled in five hospitals due to UHL overcrowding
There are a number of exceptions to the cancellations, including cancer services, dialysis for kidney disease patients, cardiology services, and care at the Rapid Access Medical Unit among other services

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
Posts cannot be allowed to be 'guillotined', unions tell HSE
This intervention from unions comes after the lifting of the HSE’s controversial recruitment freeze last week, which had been in place since last October

Mon, 22 Jul, 2024

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