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# Healthcare crisis

This year

2023

Health watchdog finds staff shortages and 'gross overcrowding' in latest hospital inspections

The latest Hiqa inspection reports come amid ongoing staffing struggles in the health sector.

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Feb 22nd 2023, 3:16 PM

'Non-EU nurses are paying to come here': Ireland's place in global scramble for healthcare staff

The co-founder of Migrant Nurses Ireland said the organisation is aware of instances of non-EU nurses paying to come to Ireland for work.

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Feb 19th 2023, 12:05 AM

Number of patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals falls again, INMO figures show

The head of the Saolta Hospital Group has warned of ‘a difficult month ahead’ for hospital emergency departments.

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Updated

Jan 5th 2023, 1:33 PM