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Limerick hospital accused of 'PR exercise' over trolley data changes

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick (UHL) staff have been ordered to change the way they record the numbers waiting for a bed in the emergency department. Critics say the move will make the number of people waiting on trolleys appear lower than what the ...

26 Aug 2020 at 22:00

Local News

Car bursts into flames outside Limerick home

TWO cars were burnt to a shell outside a family home in Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. It is understood one of the vehicles caught fire and it quickly spread to the car parked beside it. The blaze is believed to have been caused by an electrical ...

05 May 2021 at 14:08

Local News

Tragic discovery of a body in County Limerick town

THE TOWN of Hospital is in shock after the discovery of a body on Bank Holiday Monday. The male, aged in his late forties, is understood to have died from natural causes. It is not known when he passed away. A garda spokesperson confirmed ...

02 Jun 2020 at 21:00

Health

Limerick hospital clinical director says reopening old EDs is a ‘total red herring’

THE BELIEF that overcrowding could be alleviated by reopening St John’s, Ennis and Nenagh emergency departments is a “total red herring”, the chief clinical director of the UL Hospitals Group has said. Speaking at a press briefing at UHL ...

27 Apr 2018 at 16:00

Health

Limerick trolley crisis hits all-time high as hospitals battle 'worst flu on record'

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick has matched its overcrowding record as 80 patients were being treated on trolleys in the emergency department and wards, this Monday morning. And according to a spokesperson for the UL Hospitals Group, ...

12 Mar 2018 at 14:38

Health

Hospital management says all staff reporting for duty in Limerick 'will not be out of pocket'

THE UL Hospitals Group has stated that the HSE is “covering all associated costs” for staff who have been required to report for duty in hospitals across Limerick and the Mid-West during Storm Emma. Approximately 200 staff in the ...

02 Mar 2018 at 14:52

Health

More than 43,000 patients left waiting for treatment in Limerick

WAITING list figures in Limerick’s acute hospitals have hit an all-time high, new monthly reports reveal. According to figures published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, there were 43,195 patients waiting for treatment ...

19 Apr 2018 at 11:00

Crime and Courts

Man in hospital after Limerick stabbing

A MAN is in hospital this morning after a stabbing in the early hours of this morning in Limerick. The incident happened at the Ballycummin Road in Raheen, just after 2.30am. The man, aged in his early 30s, was taken to ...

28 Oct 2017 at 12:42

Business

Overcrowding at Limerick hospital 'out of control' as elderly woman spends 'three days on trolley'

THE OVERCROWDING crisis at University Hospital Limerick has been described as “spiralling out of control” after a nursing home resident spent “three days” on a trolley this week. In one of the busiest weeks in years, ...

03 Nov 2017 at 13:37

Health

Average of five over-75s stuck on trolleys for over 24 hours every day at Limerick hospital

MORE than 1,700 elderly patients were treated on trolleys for more than 24 hours every day at University Hospital Limerick last year, new figures reveal this week. In 2017, 1,746 people aged over 75 had to wait more ...

27 Feb 2018 at 16:10

Health

HSE staff say annual leave hours will not be cut over weather warning after contentious memo

THE HSE has confirmed to the Limerick Leader that emergency leave and pay will be granted to all staff unable to attend work due to health and safety reasons during Status Red weather warning this week. This is ...

28 Feb 2018 at 21:00

National News

Terms of reference published for watchdog’s inquiry into Limerick hospital

The terms of reference for the health watchdog’s statutory inquiry into overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick have been published. The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) said its review ...

21 Aug 2024 at 16:28

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