*pictured: Noeleen Moran. Photo by Martin Molloy CAMPAIGNERS are seeking a show of strength from Clare people at a “critical” moment in the delivery of healthcare services in the Mid West. A protest in response to the ongoing overcrowding crisis at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) is planned for Limerick city on January 21. The Mid …
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A NEW strategy allowing ambulances responding to 112/999 calls to bring non-urgent cases to Ennis General Hospital has been welcomed as a positive development by Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey. Since 2009, University Hospital Limerick, which is designated as a model 4 hospital, has provided the only 24-hour emergency department service for a population …
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ADEQUATE STAFFING LEVELS must exist at the Ennis Injury Unit to prevent sudden closures.
*Jason McCarthy in action on Sunday before sustaining a serious injury. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AMBULANCE DELAYS impacted on sporting contests in the county over the weekend with lengthy waits experienced by the injured players.
*Noeleen Moran. Photograph: Martin Molloy HEALTH ACTIVISTS are optimistic with the progress made in the bid to reopen the emergency department at Ennis Hospital.
UL HOSPITALS GROUP have been encouraged to improve the aesthetics of the exterior to Ennis Hospital.
*A centralised hub has opened in Nenagh. HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE confirmed there are no plans to expand the gynaecology department at Ennis Hospital.
AVERAGE BED NUMBERS at Ennis Hospital have remained unchanged since February 2020 whole an increase in attendances at its Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) has been recorded.
*Noeleen Moran speaking at a rally organised by the Mid-West Hospital Campaign. Photograph: Martin Molloy AN OPPORTUNITY ‘to right the wrong’ of downgrading Ennis Hospital can be put across by local politicians when they meet management of UL Hospitals Group in the coming days, health activists have said.
MAJOR CONCERNS surrounding patient safety at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) have been flagged in a new report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).
