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BreakingNews.ie
14-07-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
People turning to pharmacists for medical advice due to GP delays, research shows
More people are turning to their local pharmacist for medical advice as they struggle to get a doctor's appointment. Research by the Irish Pharmacy Union also shows nine in 10 think pharmacists should be allowed to prescribe medication for minor illnesses, such as back pain and migraines. Advertisement The survey of 2,000 people found nearly four-in-five are now waiting longer to get an appointment with their GP. Meanwhile, figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) show there are 364 patients on trolleys on Monday morning. 226 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 138 are in wards elsewhere in hospitals. The hospital with the highest number of patients without a bed is University Hospital Limerick, with 83 people waiting for a bed.
BreakingNews.ie
14-07-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Hospital overcrowding: Over 360 patients waiting for a bed
Figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) show there are 364 patients on trolleys on Monday morning. 226 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 138 are in wards elsewhere in hospitals. Advertisement The hospital with the highest number of patients without a bed is University Hospital Limerick, with 83 people waiting for a bed. There are 31 people in the emergency department, with 52 patients elsewhere in the hospital. At Cork University Hospital, there is 40 people on trolleys, with 34 people in the emergency department. There are 39 patients waiting for a bed at University Hospital Galway, with 30 people in the emergency department. There is also 39 people on trolleys ayt Sligo University Hospital, with 21 people in the emergency department.
BreakingNews.ie
07-07-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Hospital overcrowding: Nearly 400 patients waiting for beds
Nearly 400 admitted patients were waiting for beds in Irish hospitals on Monday morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). According to the organisation's Trolley Watch, 277 patients were waiting on beds in emergency departments, while 119 were in wards elsewhere in the hospitals. Advertisement 84 admitted patients were waiting on beds at University Hospital Limerick on Monday. 36 were waiting in the emergency department, while 48 were waiting in wards elsewhere in the hospital. At University Hospital Galway, 36 patients were waiting on beds, while 24 waited at Cork Univeristy Hospital. Elsewhere, 23 admitted patients were waiting for beds at Mayo University Hospital, while 22 waited at Letterkenny University Hospital. At St Vincent's Univeristy Hospital, 23 admitted patients were waiting for beds. All 23 were waiting in the hospital's emergency department. 17 patients were waiting in the emergency department of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.
BreakingNews.ie
01-07-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
'Urgent action' needed to prevent summer hospital trolley crisis
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said that unless urgent action is taken, there will be a summer trolley crisis. This comes as 524 patients are on trolleys on Tuesday, while 7,989 patients were treated on a trolley, chair, or in another inappropriate bed space in June. Advertisement INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said: 'It is extremely concerning that 524 patients are being treated on a trolley, chair, or in another inappropriate bed space on July 1st. "Unless there is intense work to build community services, including an increase in public health nursing, community nursing and home help services we will be facing into a serious trolley crisis for the rest of summer heading into autumn. 'Nurses and their union should not have to be warning about trolley overcrowding in the height of summer when there are no traditional viral infections circulating. "The HSE's Pay and Numbers Strategy is working against developing community services and is counterproductive when it comes to alternative care pathways. The HSE must outline what steps they are taking to radically reduce overcrowding in each hospital.' Advertisement Trolley watch As of Tuesday, 133 admitted patients were being treated on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick. 60 of these patients were in the emergency department, while 73 were being treated in wards elsewhere in the hospital. At University Hospital Galway, 69 admitted patients were being treated on trolleys, while 30 were waiting on beds at Cork University Hospital. 28 admitted patients were being treated on trolleys at St Vincent's University Hospital, while 27 were on trolleys at Tallaght University Hospital.
BreakingNews.ie
26-06-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Trolley watch: 419 people waiting on trollies across Ireland
A total of 419 admitted patients are on trolleys in hospitals across Ireland on Thursday. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) says University Hospital Limerick accounts for the largest number of those with 103, followed by University Hospital Galway with 52, and Letterkenny University Hospital with 31. Advertisement Of the total number of people waiting for beds, 282 are in emergency departments while 137 are in wards.
