Damning HIQA report flags ‘grossly overcrowded’ conditions at UHL
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).
Ennis Hospital
‘We were promised a centre of excellence, we got a warzone’ – health activists call for change
*A section of Saturday’s crowd reflected through a mirror in Ennis. Photograph: Martin Molloy. PROMISES OF a centre of excellence have instead resulted in “a war zone,” a local health activist has claimed.
Frustration reaching boiling point over corridor chaos at UHL
A MOTION to support the reopening of Ennis Hospital’s emergency department was approved at Tuesday’s meeting of the Regional Health Forum West amid comments that ongoing conditions at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) were “appalling”.
‘We’ve every right to feel aggrieved’ – anger with health services flagged at Ennis protest
*Noeleen Moran. Photograph: Martin Molloy ACTIVISTS WILL continue to “shout loudly” until the message for improved health services in the Mid-West is absorbed.
HSE Capital Plan approves €3.97m allocation for Clare facilities
AN ALLOCATION of €3.97m has been announced for Clare with the approval and publication of the Health Service Executive’s Capital Plan for 2022.
‘I think of my late husband every time I see the overcrowded trolley figures’
AN ENNISTYMON WOMAN has said she is reminded of her late husband every time she hears of overcrowding on trolleys in the Mid-West.
‘We’ve every right to feel aggrieved’ – anger with health services flagged at Ennis protest
People living in the Mid-West have “every right to feel aggrieved” with the standard of health services in the region, a protest held in Ennis has heard.
Services reduced at Ennis MAU due to industrial strike
MAJOR DISRUPTION and service delays are expected across the UL Hospitals Group which includes Ennis Hospital today (Wednesday).
Clare women suffering from gynaecology crisis with Ennis waiting lists second longest in Ireland
WOMEN IN CLARE are suffering from “a crisis” in gynaecology waiting lists which are the second longest in the country.
Second COVID-19 Booster Doses now available
People aged 65 years and over are now eligible for their second COVID-19 booster vaccine, those aged 12 years and older with a weak immune system can also get their second booster when it is due.