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Wednesday 23 September 2020
The average number of daily ED attendances at the end of March was approximately half what it was at the beginning of March.
The Mater was the hospital with the highest number of patients on trolleys in Dublin yesterday morning, according to the INMO.
The senior fire officer visited after concerns were raised about the number of trolleys in corridors in the ED.
Finance Minister Donohoe has said that the Labour Court recommendations are “consistent with the public sector stability agreement”.
The HSE is encouraging people to go to their GP where possible, instead of attending hospitals.
The Irish Medical Organisation has said that additional resources are needed immediately.
Tallaght Hospital said an internal review will also be initiated into the circumstances of the incident.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar visited University College Hospital Galway last Thursday.
During the course of Storm Emma, the HSE saw a 41% reduction in attendances at Emergency Departments.
The hospital said seriously ill or injured children will still be treated as a priority.
A specialist trauma unit will also be located in a third location.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives’ Association has just launched a new trolley watch system – where it counts how many children are on trolleys in EDs.
They can be done and they must be done – we have to believe that, writes hospital consultant Dr Anthony O’Connor.
The move is an attempt to ease pressure on services over the busy Christmas period.
People in high-risk groups include pregnant women and those over the age of 65.
Two children end up in US emergency departments every day due to accidents with window blinds.
Four of the five locum/agency doctors at the hospital’s emergency department went on wildcat strike two weeks ago in a row over plans to slash their rate of pay.
Navan emergency department was just one of many experiencing serious staff shortages as a result of the strikes this evening.
Hospitals in Limerick, Dublin and Galway had the highest number of people aged 75 and over waiting more than a day.
There’s been an improvement in Dublin, but things are getting worse in other counties.
There was a huge surge in demand over the Christmas period.
“The patient doesn’t care who pays a salary or what title you have. People on the frontline need to be integrated in the decision making process.”
Two paramedics were also injured in the blaze, one seriously.
The IMO also warned that demand for hospital space will rise this year because of elective surgeries being cancelled last year.
During one year at St Vincent’s, 534 cyclists presented to the Emergency Department with injuries.
Every morning and every evening nurses are in tears, tears of frustration, despair, hopelessness and exhaustion, writes Carol Cronin.
The HSE said it is looking into the incident.
The north Dublin hospital has asked people to avoid attending its emergency department unless absolutely necessary.
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It’s among a rang of rules to help fight hospital overcrowding.
It has sparked outrage today.
The INMO is calling for the department to go off call to bring the situation back under control.
The crisis in the A&E is hitting vulnerable patients.
A Tallaght hospital consultant has said that conditions in its emergency department amount to “a human rights abuse”.
TD John Halligan said the delay put lives at risk.
It was told “from a quality and safety perspective this situation is unacceptable.”.
The INMO said the overcrowding situation in Irish hospitals is getting worse.
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Dr Tony O’Connell will return to Australia.
The hospital said it needs the facilities it has to deal with any emergencies that might arise later this evening.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
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