Dr Motherway a leading figure during height of COVID-19 to retire
ONE of the country’s highest profile doctors during the pandemic is retiring this week.
ONE of the country’s highest profile doctors during the pandemic is retiring this week.
*Crowds at the most recent protest held by Mid-West Hospital Campaign. Photograph: Martin Molloy FRUSTRATION has been voiced by the Mid-West Hospital Campaign by the failure of UL Hospitals Group to back up a commitment it issued to hold a meeting focused on overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).
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.
CONSULTANT DOCTORS at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) have said confidence in management is at “an all-time low” while the Minister for Health has admitted to overcrowding at the facility has been a concern of his “for some time”.
*CEO of UL Hospitals Group, Colette Cowan. MANAGEMENT’S POSITION AT UNVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK (UHL) is no longer tenable, TDs in the Mid-West have said.
*Marie McMahon. Photograph: Martin Molloy AN ENNISTYMON WOMAN has said she feels “vindicated” by the scathing assessment issued by HIQA into overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick.
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).
MAJOR DISRUPTION and service delays are expected across the UL Hospitals Group which includes Ennis Hospital today (Wednesday).
FLU and COVID-19 outbreaks have prompted management of University Hospital Limerick to close to visitors.
Visiting restrictions in University Hospital Limerick and Ennis Hospital are being partially relaxed with immediate effect, as part of the ongoing management of recent outbreaks of COVID-19 in those hospital sites.