Thousands of people gathered at hospitals around the country on Saturday morning over “persistent and record” overcrowding in emergency departments in recent months. The health… Read More »Thousands protest around the country against hospital overcrowding – The Irish Times
Have you ever had to do something at work that you felt was morally iffy? Now imagine having to do that over and over again… Read More »What happens when morally iffy work becomes part of your job? – The Irish Times
You know me, my fondness for the bigger picture. My eagerness to share. When I stumbled across the passage below in The Economist I felt… Read More »Challenges of modern society keenly felt by the elderly
The Government is looking to exempt major hospital projects from current planning rules to enable faster delivery of acute beds, the Irish Examiner can reveal.… Read More »Donnelly tells Government hospitals should be exempted from planning rules
When Louise Hassan was taken by ambulance to Connolly hospital in Dublin with suspected fractured vertebrae in November, there were four people on trolleys ahead… Read More »busy Dublin A&E miss patient’s fractured spine – The Irish Times
A mother whose daughter died at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) after spending 17 hours on a trolley has said she will “never again” bring any… Read More »‘Nothing has changed at University Hospital Limerick since my daughter Eve died’
The daughter of an 88-year-old woman with influenza who could not even get a trolley between two Limerick hospitals for 27 hours said it is… Read More »Elderly woman waited 27 hours for trolley at University Hospital Limerick
A young Clare man suffering from a collapsed lung claims he was left “crying in pain” for hours at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) and was… Read More »Patient with collapsed lung in Limerick Hospital ‘had to dial 999’ to get pain relief
