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Limerick nurses and midwives to go on strike for 24 hours

NURSES and midwives in Limerick hospitals are set to go on strike for 24 hours at the end of this month, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has announced this Tuesday afternoon. This comes after the union expressed dissatisfaction ...

08 Jan 2019 at 17:29

Breaking News

University Hospital Limerick equals national overcrowding record

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick has equaled the national overcrowding record this Thursday morning, with 81 patients being treated on trolleys. UHL set the national overcrowding record on April 3, when there were 81 patients being treated on ...

11 Jul 2019 at 11:02

Local News

TD says Limerick waiting list issue ‘appalling’

FIANNA Fail TD Willie O’Dea has described the outpatient waiting list situation in the Mid-West as “appalling” as around 43,000 patients are waiting for an appointment in acute hospitals in Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary. That is ...

20 Mar 2019 at 06:02

Health

University Hospital Limerick sets new overcrowding record for 2019

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick has set the record for highest level of overcrowding in 2019 for a third time this Tuesday morning. According to figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there were 76 patients ...

19 Mar 2019 at 14:03

Health

Highest level of overcrowding in 2019 recorded at University Hospital Limerick

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick has the highest level of overcrowding in the country this Tuesday. According to figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there were 70 patients treated on trolleys in the ...

26 Feb 2019 at 14:31

Breaking News

More than 1,200 over-75s treated on trolleys in overcrowded University Hospital Limerick

AT LEAST 1,200 patients aged over 75 were treated on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick so far this year, a figure which has been described as “a disgrace”. According to figures released by the HSE to Fianna Fail, ...

23 Oct 2018 at 13:11

Breaking News

Limerick hospital endures worst overcrowding in country with over 1,000 patients on trolleys

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick treated more than 1,000 patients on trolleys during the worst ever October for nationwide overcrowding, new figures show. According to figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives ...

01 Nov 2018 at 11:55

Breaking News

Nearly 900 patients on trolleys as Limerick hospital endures worst overcrowding in country

OVERCROWDING at University Hospital Limerick topped the national charts once again, as there were nearly 900 patients being treated on trolleys in September. The monthly overcrowding figures, published by the ...

01 Oct 2018 at 10:54

Politics

Nurses to stage protest ahead of winter period at University Hospital Limerick

NURSES at University Hospital Limerick are to stage a lunch-time protest at the Dooradoyle grounds this Tuesday afternoon, in anticipation of severe overcrowding this winter. UHL emergency department and ...

11 Sept 2018 at 10:57

Health

University Hospital Limerick’s urgent public appeal over ‘high volumes’ in emergency department

THE UL Hospitals Group has urged people to consider all their care options before presenting to the emergency department, which is enduring “high volumes” of patients this Wednesday. According to ...

28 Mar 2018 at 19:38

Health

Over 1,000 patients treated on trolleys as Limerick overcrowding crisis continues

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick was again the worst hospital in the country for overcrowding in March, as more than 1,000 patients were treated on trolleys, monthly figures show. According to the ...

03 Apr 2018 at 13:46

Health

Harris urged to intervene in trolley 'chaos' at University Hospital Limerick

MINISTER for Health Simon Harris has been urged to inspect University Hospital Limerick’s emergency department for a third time, following a week of “chaotic” overcrowding. This Monday, ...

15 Mar 2018 at 14:00

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