There are currently 10 patients awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital. Seven patients are on trolleys in the Emergency Department with a further three patients on wards elsewhere. Nationally, 407 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 332 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 75 are […]
Zero patients on trolleys at LUH
For the first time in a long time, there are no patients on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. In recent days, the number of patients awaiting beds on trolleys had been continuously dropping and this morning, the INMO says there are no patients on trolleys in the emergency department or on wards elsewhere. […]
Major decrease in number of patients on trolleys at LUH
Just three patients are on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. Yesterday there was 14 people awaiting beds at the hopsital, a drop of eleven this morning. One patient is currently waiting on a bed in the emergency department, with two more on wards elsewhere in the hospital. Advertisement 426 admitted patients are waiting […]
14 people waiting on beds at LUH
There are currently 14 people on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital. Nine patients are in the emergency department, while five are on wards elsewhere. Nationally, 484 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 400 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 84 are in wards elsewhere in […]
Photos reveal level of overcrowding at LUH
ZERO-tolerance to overcrowding in Letterkenny University Hospital has been called for in the wake of photographs showing patients sitting on the floor. The images emerged this week revealing the level of overcrowding at the hospital as patients endure extreme waiting times. The number of people attending LUH’s emergency department in January and February increased by […]
Shortfall of nurses blamed on ‘horrendous conditions’
A shortfall of around 55 nurses at Letterkenny University Hospital has been blamed on “horrendous working conditions” with nurses looking to move away from the intensity of acute hospital jobs into other areas. That is according to Neal Donohue, the INMO’s Industrial Relations Officer in the north west. He told the Donegal News yesterday that […]
Islander becomes youngest president of nursing union
A FORMER member of the Arranmore Island RNLI crew has been elected President of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Karen McGowan (35) becomes the youngest person to lead the largest Irish professional union for nurses and midwives. Advertisement The second eldest child of Alice and Eddie McGowan, Karen said that she was very […]
Crisis at LUH due to increased bed demand
The escalation policy has been partially invoked almost continually over the past six weeks in order to deal with increasing bed demand.
Call for cross-border cooperation to ease LUH crisis
Nursing staff are gravely concerned for the safety of their patients and feel no one is listening to their concerns – INMO
Top union job for Donegal woman
“People have vilified the public service but it’s worth remembering that nurses often can’t even afford their own rent.”