Tag Archives: Emergency Department (ED)

As long as permanent contracts remain unattractive there will continue to be a staff shortfall

UHL had the busiest ED in the country last year with more than 64,000 attendances

74% of eligible patients surveyed reported one or more adverse drug event

The cost-benefit analysis with regard to a new Galway University Hospital (GUH) emergency department (ED) is in its final stages and it is anticipated that this will be completed shortly.

There was continued poor performance — and “a significant deterioration” in September — in the numbers waiting more than 24 hours at emergency departments (EDs), according to the HSE’s latest monthly performance report.

GP out-of-hours activity has increased by 10,000 patients in 2015 and community intervention team (CIT) activity — which is particularly focused on relieving pressures in emergency departments (EDs) in hospitals — has increased by 30 per cent compared to last year.

A “plan of action” on the role of Portlaoise Hospital will be ready in September, following consultation with staff, GPs and other hospitals including Naas, Tallaght and Tullamore.

The age profile of patients attending and being admitted to hospitals during January changed considerably, new figures reveal.

Following his first doorstep opportunity with the new Minister for Health Leo Varadkar, Dara Gantly looks at whether we should start trusting our politicians a bit more.

The Minister of Health Dr Leo Varadkar has pledged that the 24/7 Emergency Department (ED) at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown will remain open under his watch.