Consultants call for increase in hospital bed capacity
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has warned that waiting lists will continue to grow amid the coronavirus response.
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The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has warned that waiting lists will continue to grow amid the coronavirus response.
Similar centres will be set up around the country.
In total, it has €17.4 billion – a 6.3% increase in funding compared to 2019.
An ERSI report says that a 10% increase in the supply of home would increase hospital bed availability dramatically.
There have been some suggestion that local practices referring cases to Emergency Departments is making the problem worse.
We’ve taken a look at some Eurostat data.
The number of patients waiting on trolleys hit a record high yesterday.
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New figures show the level of overcrowding at hospitals around the country.
There are 374 patients on trolleys in Ireland today – the highest figure since April last year.
The 320 beds will have all lights and wiring removed before they are donated to hospitals in Tunisia.
James Reilly also told delegates at the INMO conference that nurses can do more of the work that doctors have done historically.
A numerical breakdown of where the government has cut €2.2 billion in spending,
Minister Howlin said the govt would seek to save €143m by improving “the generation and collection of private income in public hospitals”.
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation new mobile phone updater allows you to see how many patients are on trolleys around the country at any given time. It makes for stark reading.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says the problem has increased by over a third over the past five years.
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Blanchardstown’s Connolly hospital fairs worst.