# Hospitals

Consultants warn of stark impacts for patients due to 'avoidable delays' in health system

The HSE has faced significant strain this month amid a surge in cases of respiratory illnesses and presentations in emergency departments.

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Jan 10th 2023, 2:36 PM

HSE clinical chief says asking hospital staff to work across weekends 'not sustainable'

Dr Colm Henry said there were 248 people on trolleys awaiting admission last night.

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Jan 9th 2023, 1:16 PM

'Not acceptable' that people are dying due to overcrowding, says INMO

The former head of the HSE also stated today that overcrowding has become a permanent feature of the healthcare system.

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Jan 8th 2023, 4:33 PM

# SIPTU

Paramedics to vote on industrial action up to and including strike action

Siptu members of the National Ambulance Service will receive ballot papers next week.

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Jan 5th 2023, 3:36 PM

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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Jan 5th 2023, 1:33 PM

# Under Pressure

Pressure on hospitals due to respiratory illnesses will likely get worse, Donnelly says

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said the HSE doesn’t believe that the flu wave has peaked.

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Jan 3rd 2023, 9:42 PM

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# Covid-19

Taoiseach asks HSE to 'deploy all available resources' in response to respiratory viruses surge

Frontline healthcare workers ‘feel that they have been abandoned to a situation that was avoidable,’ the INMO’s general secretary said.

Taoiseach has said that HSE must deploy all available resources to combat virus surge.

HSE said they're seeing more people currently in hospital with Covid-19 than had been expected.

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Dec 23rd 2022, 2:20 PM

# twindemic

CMO: 120 cases of Covid-19 diagnosed in hospitals overnight amid 'concerning' viral surge

Prof Breda Smyth urged people with flu-like symptoms to stay at home in the run-up to Christmas.

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Dec 21st 2022, 3:00 PM

# Trolleys

Mater restricts visits due to high levels of respiratory infections as 'record' overcrowding hits hospitals

It’s the joint-highest number of patients without a bed that the organisation has ever recorded.

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Dec 19th 2022, 5:57 PM

# Waiting Lists

Healthcare report shows increase in ED attendances and outpatient appointments

Close to 200,000 people had been on outpatient waiting lists for over a year.

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Dec 1st 2022, 2:49 PM

# Scary

'Significant delays' expected in emergency departments over long weekend

The public is being asked to ‘consider all options’ before going to A&E so that those who need care most can be prioritised.

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Oct 28th 2022, 1:59 PM

# Winter

Over 600k avail of flu vaccines as Covid cases dip

Meanwhile, the Department has purchased 15,000 monkeypox vaccines.

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Oct 25th 2022, 8:37 PM

# INMO

Number of patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals hits year-high

669 people are on trolleys in Irish hospitals today, a figure that includes 28 children.

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Oct 25th 2022, 4:16 PM

Trade union asks Health Minister to extend Covid-19 payment to contracted frontline workers

The criteria does not currently include workers exployed by external companies.

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Oct 21st 2022, 10:24 PM

Budget 2023 must address 'chronic' overcrowding in Irish hospitals, says INMO

It called for a ‘laser focus’ on recruitment of nurses and midwives.

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Sep 17th 2022, 1:07 PM

Nurses warn of winter 'twindemic' if overcrowding in hospitals is not addressed

The INMO said that the number of patients without a bed last month was up 52% on the previous year.

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Jul 31st 2022, 6:00 AM

Voices

Stephen Donnelly: The intimidation of women seeking abortion services will soon be illegal

The health minister outlines new legislation agreed by Cabinet today for safe access zones outside abortion providers.

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Jul 27th 2022, 5:50 PM

# pandemic

Current Covid wave has peaked but hospital capacity remains under pressure, says CMO

46 Covid-19 related deaths were reported in the first 19 days of this month.

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Jul 26th 2022, 3:56 PM

# Coronavirus

Number of people in hospital with Covid-19 tops 1,000 for the first time in three months

It comes as the EU recommends that people over 60 be offered a second booster vaccine.

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Jul 11th 2022, 10:13 AM

# Coronavirus

Tánaiste says he does not think new restrictions will be needed to tackle summer Covid wave

There are some 606 patients in hospital with Covid.

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Jun 20th 2022, 4:47 PM

# Emergency Departments

HSE details hospitals with the highest average wait times

The highest waiting times were seen in Cork at Mercy University Hospital and Cork University Hospital.

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Jun 15th 2022, 8:45 AM

Nurses suffering from burnout due to overcrowding in A&E, says INMO

The INMO has said the dignity of patients is often diminished because of overcrowded conditions.

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Jun 13th 2022, 9:00 PM

Is Stephen Donnelly's €350m plan to tackle waiting lists this year actually working?

“The whole point of waiting lists is that you can’t fix them in a year.”

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Jun 4th 2022, 6:30 AM

# Covid wave

19,866 new Covid cases reported as consultants warn hospitals face increased pressure

As of 8am today, 1,466 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 55 are in ICU.

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Mar 25th 2022, 4:33 PM

Pressure on Emergency Departments 'worst since Covid-19 pandemic began', consultant says

Covid-19 cases in hospital are up 29% in the last week.

As of yesterday, there were 1,395 Covid-positive patients in hospital, with 55 in intensive care.

More than 5,200 staff are currently absent due to Covid-19, the HSE's Anne O'Connor said.

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Mar 24th 2022, 12:37 PM

# Covid-19

Midwest hospitals impose visiting bans due to 'very high' number of Covid patients

Visiting bans are in place at University Hospital Limerick and at Nenagh General Hospital.

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Mar 22nd 2022, 8:00 PM

Overcrowding and over 1,000 Covid-19 cases in hospitals is 'recipe for disaster', INMO says

A total of 1,042 patients are in hospital with Covid-19 currently.

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Mar 14th 2022, 1:47 PM

# Russia

Russia says it could target Western arms supplies to Ukraine

Earlier Ukraine’s foreign ministry said a mosque sheltering 80 civilians was shelled in Mariupol.

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Mar 12th 2022, 11:20 AM

Mater Hospital asks public to avoid emergency department as Covid-19 patients rise

Nearly 600 people were waiting in hospitals around the country for a bed this morning.

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Feb 9th 2022, 2:35 PM

Consultants association warns of long waiting lists for bowel disease treatment

The IHCA is calling for the government to address a shortage of consultants.

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Jan 31st 2022, 1:16 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Healthcare staff on what it's like working during the Omicron wave

Click to listen to a GP, a paramedic, an emergency medicine consultant, and the head of an intensive care unit talk about how our hospitals are coping with the Omicron wave.

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Jan 20th 2022, 6:00 PM

# Northern Ireland

NI Health Minister requests military aid to help relieve Covid pressure in hospitals

This morning, there were 439 Covid-positive patients in hospital in Northern Ireland.

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Jan 12th 2022, 6:55 PM

All time

Fewer days in isolation and more antigen testing: Department of Health releases new testing regime

There are 287 patients on trolleys in hospitals around the country today.

As of 8am yesterday morning, 586 people were in hospital with Covid-19, 93 of whom were in ICU.

Increased visitor restrictions are in place at a Limerick maternity hospital following a Covid-19 outbreak.

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Dec 30th 2021, 6:45 PM

# sláintecare

Three elective hospitals to be developed in Cork, Galway and Dublin to help tackle waiting lists

It is estimated that they will cater for up to 940,000 planned procedures and operations every year.

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Dec 21st 2021, 7:39 PM