The situation in the A&E department of Mid Western Regional Hospital has reached crisis levels, despite recent reports to the contrary.
The Limerick Post newspaper reports that City Labour Deputy Jan O’Sullivan and Party Spokesperson on Health, visited the A&E and claimed it was under severe pressure with overcrowding and long waits for assessment. The Clonlara native said: “I visited the hospital on Tuesday morning and it had to be seen to be believed; over 21 patients lying on trolleys, with approximately 30 more sick and elderly people waiting patiently to be assessed.
“Front-line health staff in the A&E are literally run off their feet and it is simply not acceptable that both staff and patients have to continue to endure these conditions. It is simply a fact that the Regional Hospital requires more beds and front-line staff to cope with the demands being placed on the hospitals services”.
She said that the recent statement by the HSE of proposed cutbacks in both staff and resources would not be sustainable if staff are to provide a safe and professional service to patients. “The situation was critical enough before the HSE decided to close A&E services after 8pm in both Ennis and Nenagh, with all emergency cases referred to the Limerick Regional Hospital. This places even more pressures on staff to cope as best they can.
The situation in the A&E department of Mid Western Regional Hospital has reached crisis levels, despite recent reports to the contrary.
The Limerick Post newspaper reports that City Labour Deputy Jan O’Sullivan and Party Spokesperson on Health, visited the A&E and claimed it was under severe pressure with overcrowding and long waits for assessment. The Clonlara native said: “I visited the hospital on Tuesday morning and it had to be seen to be believed; over 21 patients lying on trolleys, with approximately 30 more sick and elderly people waiting patiently to be assessed.
“Front-line health staff in the A&E are literally run off their feet and it is simply not acceptable that both staff and patients have to continue to endure these conditions. It is simply a fact that the Regional Hospital requires more beds and front-line staff to cope with the demands being placed on the hospitals services”.
She said that the recent statement by the HSE of proposed cutbacks in both staff and resources would not be sustainable if staff are to provide a safe and professional service to patients. “The situation was critical enough before the HSE decided to close A&E services after 8pm in both Ennis and Nenagh, with all emergency cases referred to the Limerick Regional Hospital. This places even more pressures on staff to cope as best they can.
A West Clare TD is visiting Israel and Palestine this week as part of a Fine Gael fact-finding mission.
Deputy Pat Breen from Ballynacally is the party's Deputy Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and visiting the troubled region with Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny. According to Clare FM news, during the visit to Israel and Palestine the Group will meet with Senior Israeli Politicians, they'll visit the Jewish People's Holocaust Memorial and on Friday, Deputies Kenny and Breen will travel to GAZA where they will be briefed on the situation on the ground by the UN Relief and Works Agency.
The Fine Gael visit comes in the wake of the devastation caused by the Israeli Bomb attacks in the Region early this year.
The situation in the A&E department of Mid Western Regional Hospital has reached crisis levels, despite recent reports to the contrary.
