Patients are beig asked to consider alternate care pathways

Bernard Gloster criticised the HSE’s ‘top-heavy structure’ and ‘cumbersome processes’

Dr Mick Molloy from the Irish Medical Organisation said patients facing long delays on waiting lists are using emergency departmentsas an entry-point for care

New research found Irish people attended their local hospital ED at least once in the past year for minor illnesses or injuries

The Tánaiste was commenting after a large protest was held in Limerick calling for several emergency departments to be reactivated

Stephen Mulvany rejected the assertion that the HSE’s response to the pressures in recent weeks was ‘lacklustre’

The Taoiseach pointed to health emergencies across Europe, stating successive Governments could not be blamed for the current health crisis

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The Minister for Health admitted "the literature is very clear that overcrowding increases patient risks"

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Prof Brian Lenehan said all hospitals, community health services, GPs and nursing homes are “equally challenged” at present

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Consultant Professor Declan Lyons has repeated a warning about the “inhumane” and dangerous conditions in the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) because of serious overcrowding

The HSE's chief operations officer said Emergency Departments are facing an "unprecedented combination of very high levels of flu, Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses"

HSE officials are urging those who are eligible to get their Covid booster, in addition to the flu jab

A new Hiqa report revealed that patients in EDs have been forced to wait 80 to 90 hours to get a hospital bed.

The State's healthcare system is under 'unprecedented strain' due to record emergency department attendances

Sinn Féin's health spokesman David Cullinane said the problem was partly down to overcrowding