by Louise Doyle CONCERNS for staffing levels and winter pressures in hospitals has been raised, amid latest trolley watch figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). Figures for October showed there were 279 admitted patients awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH). Advertisement The figure is 20 per cent down on last year’s total of 349, 55 […]
108 people died in LUH’s emergency department in the last five years
by Louise Doyle THERE will be “catastrophic outcomes” for patients if the State and HSE do not urgently intervene to address overcrowding and capacity issues, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has warned. The warning comes in the wake of stark data this week, revealing 108 people have died in Letterkenny University Hospital’s (LUH) Emergency Department […]
Almost 600 patients on trolleys in LUH in April
by Louise Doyle LETTERKENNY University Hospital had almost 600 patients on trolleys in April. Figures by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) show more than 11,070 patients, including 258 children, were admitted to hospital without a bed in April. Advertisement LUH was the fifth overcrowded hospital, with 594 patients on trolleys last month. University Hospital […]
Nineteen per cent rise in number of patients on trolleys
by Louise Doyle THE number of admitted patients who were on trolleys waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital yesterday rose by 19 per cent compared with the beginning of the month. Thirty-one admitted patients were on trolleys in LUH yesterday without a bed. Advertisement The number was a rise of five patients on January 2, 2024, when […]
Health meeting cancelled due to industrial action
CURRENT industrial action by Fórsa saw Tuesday’s meeting of Regional Health Forum, West cancelled. Fórsa’s clerical and administrative members in the HSE have been engaged in a sustained action of non-cooperation since October 6. The industrial action is designed to maximise disruption for HSE senior management, but to minimise disruption to service delivery and service users. […]
Trolley figures are a “high risk event” – INMO
by Louise Doyle THE Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is calling for “urgent talks” to address mounting pressures in hospitals amid latest trolley figures posing a “high risk event”. The organisation has said each hospital group and the HSE must “outline immediately” what they are doing to reduce significant pressures in what it has described as “intolerable environments”. Advertisement The […]