# Overcrowding

Last week

28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023

It is 'inevitable' the health service will have to move to a seven-day roster, Tánaiste says

HSE chief Bernard Gloster said last week he is seeking to introduce a “permanent” seven-day working roster for hospital staff.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also said a seven-day roster is something the government will be discussing with the healthcare unions.

The INMO on Wednesday revealed that 11,856 people were without hospital beds in May.

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# Overcrowding

'Winter trolley numbers in May': INMO slam hospital wait times as almost 12,000 without beds

This month’s figures show the worst level of hospital overcrowding seen since the INMO began counting trolleys.

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May 2023

# roster tensions

Explainer: Why are HSE bosses calling for a ‘permanent’ seven-day roster for hospital staff?

The HSE has said it wants to avoid a “substantial impact” of overcrowding on hospitals.

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May 26th 2023, 4:10 PM

This year

2023

# Prison Overcrowding

Head of prison officer group says overcrowding is putting staff and prisoners 'at risk'

‘We once again have single cells doubled up, mattresses on floors, prisoner population going through the roof,’ POA leader Tony Power said.

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Apr 27th 2023, 1:16 PM

# Overcrowding

Cork University Hospital reaches record overcrowding as 90 patients without beds

Across the country, there is a total of 635 patients without a bed in hospitals today.

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Mar 29th 2023, 1:02 PM

# Overcrowding

Fine Gael TD Joe Carey waiting on trolley at University Hospital Limerick since Saturday

Overcrowding at UHL has been an ongoing issue in recent months.

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Mar 6th 2023, 4:14 PM

# Healthcare crisis

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

# overcrowding crisis

Protests take place against overcrowding at 17 hospitals

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Limerick to protest the high levels of overcrowding at UHL.

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Jan 21st 2023, 2:30 PM

# Hospitals

'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

# Overcrowding

Minister says patients that could be treated in minor injury units are turning up in A&E Depts

Stephen Donnelly says having more senior decision makers on site over the weekend will ramp up hospital discharges.

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Jan 6th 2023, 3:37 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

# Overcrowding

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

# winter surge

CMO warns parents to keep sick kids at home while consultant says patients 'at risk' due to trolley crisis

A consultant in emergency medicine has warned of the impact of the pressures facing the healthcare system.

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Jan 4th 2023, 6:56 PM

# midwest

Explainer: What is going on with overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick?

A major internal incident was declared at the hospital yesterday as it became overwhelmed by patient numbers.

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Jan 4th 2023, 11:30 AM

# 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

# Emergency Departments

INMO calls for return of mandatory mask-wearing in crowded settings amid record trolley numbers

Over 931 patients are without beds in Irish hospitals today – the highest number since records began in 2006.

Covid-19 and influenza cases continue to increase rapidly, while notifications of RSV are also increasing

A consultant at University Hospital Limerick said "conditions in many instances are inhumane"

Services at several hospitals around the country are under extreme pressure

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Jan 3rd 2023, 1:45 PM

Last year

2022

# INMO

Urgent health service demand at never before seen levels amid 'worst year' for hospital overcrowding

It comes amid a warning from the HSE that ‘demand for urgent health services is rising well above levels we have seen before’.

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Dec 30th 2022, 3:52 PM

# Overcrowding

INMO warns of 'dangerous overcrowding' at Mater hospital

Nurses say the emergency department at the hospital is no longer safe for patients.

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Oct 12th 2022, 1:09 PM

# Overcrowding

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

# Overcrowding

Over 60% acute hospitals operating at unsafe bed occupancy levels

Five hospitals had an average monthly bed occupancy of 100% or more from January to March 2022.

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Jun 28th 2022, 8:30 PM

# Overcrowding

Patient care in University Hospital Limerick ED compromised due to overcrowding

A HIQA inspection has found that the health and welfare of people receiving care in the department was at risk.

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Jun 17th 2022, 1:00 PM

# Overcrowding

INMO warns of 'real problem along western seaboard' with record-breaking overcrowding

There was record-breaking overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick in April.

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Apr 30th 2022, 6:11 PM

# Mayo

Mayo hospital staff face 'extraordinary and overwhelming' conditions as Covid cases mount

The INMO said face mask mandates need to be reintroduced.

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Mar 26th 2022, 2:45 PM

# Overcrowding

Limerick hospital defers most elective activity due to Covid and 'surge' in ED presentations

A record 100 patients were on trolleys in corridors today in the hospital’s Emergency Department and on general wards.

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Mar 23rd 2022, 10:20 PM

# INMO

Emergency measures needed to tackle hospital overcrowding, INMO says

HSE boss Paul Reid said today that people being reinfected with Covid-19 is not an unusual occurrence.

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Mar 21st 2022, 9:58 PM

# Hospitals

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

# Overcrowding

Ambulances queue outside overcrowded Limerick emergency department as trolley crisis continues

One source said ambulance crews were “marooned” in the hospital today as there weren;t enough trolleys to hand patients over to staff.

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Mar 2nd 2022, 10:56 PM

# Overcrowding

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

# Overcrowding

Excess deaths of 360 a year due to A&E delays in Ireland may be 'significant underestimate'

A new UK report highlights the importance of keeping wait times down in EDs.

A new study has suggested that one extra death may be caused for every 82 people waiting more than five hours.

The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine has said that five hour waits are "normal" within Irish hospitals.

Investment in beds is what's needed according to doctors, writes Rónán Duffy.

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Feb 2nd 2022, 12:03 AM

All time

# Overcrowding

Number of patients on hospital trolleys hits highest level since pandemic began

Today’s trolley figures have returned to similar pre-pandemic figures hit in 2019.

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Dec 13th 2021, 4:44 PM

# Overcrowding

Limerick Hospital records highest daily trolley figure ever with 95 patients waiting for beds

409 admitted patients were waiting for beds in hospitals across the country this morning.

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Nov 16th 2021, 12:19 PM

# Overcrowding

Are you a healthcare worker worried about hospitals this winter? We want to hear your story

We want to get a sense of the difficulties staff are facing as hospitals fill up. Tell us your story.

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Nov 1st 2021, 4:13 PM

# Hospitals

'Staff are beyond breaking point': Government accused of leaving health service vulnerable

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said said that close to 938 beds are to be ‘delivered’ by the end of the year.

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Oct 19th 2021, 6:27 PM

# Overcrowding

'Extremely dangerous': Overcrowding at Cork University Hospital reaches pandemic peak

The INMO stated that 63 patients were waiting on trolleys in CUH today.

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Aug 31st 2021, 1:50 PM

# University Hospital Limerick

'Something has to give': INMO asks Health Minister to intervene at overcrowded Limerick hospital

Members say that UHL had 52 patients on trolleys this morning, despite gaining more than 110 new beds since January.

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Jul 28th 2021, 5:27 PM

# Health Service

INMO seeks emergency meeting with HSE to tackle 'hazardous' hospital overcrowding

The union said that some hospitals are approaching pre-pandemic levels of overcrowding.

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Jun 18th 2021, 11:01 PM

# Overcrowding

Ireland's hospitals are more overcrowded than at any point since pandemic began, INMO warns

376 admitted patients went without beds across Ireland this morning.

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May 11th 2021, 6:51 PM

# Emergency Department

'Significant' demand for beds at Limerick Hospital from people who had Covid, but still need to recover

The hospital group responded to calls from the INMO for a Hiqa investigation into overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick

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Apr 23rd 2021, 10:48 PM

# Limerick

People urged to avoid Limerick Hospital ED due to 'unprecedented level' of patient presentations

A total of 283 patients attended the Limerick ED in the 24 hours to 8am today.

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Apr 21st 2021, 9:45 PM

# Trolleys

Over 53,000 patients went without beds in Irish hospitals in 2020, INMO says

The organisation said hospital overcrowding is “unacceptable at the best of times, but it is doubly so when dealing with a contagious virus”.

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Dec 31st 2020, 2:28 PM