Planned care gradually resuming for hospitals across Mid-West
PLANNED care is to be gradually restored by the UL Hospitals Group across its five hospitals.
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Johnston family ‘profoundly disappointed’ with report into Aoife’s death & UHL boss faces disciplinary action
*Aoife Johnston. DISCIPLINARY proceedings await three senior officials at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) following a report into the death of Shannon teenager Aoife Johnston.
239 patients have died on trolleys at UHL since 2019
*UL Hospitals Group Chief Executive, Colette Cowan. 239 patients have died waiting on trolleys and on chairs at the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick (UHL) since 2019.
HIQA review to examine case for additional ED in Mid-West
*Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly visiting Ennis Hospital. Photograph: Brian Arthur MINISTER FOR HEALTH, Stephen Donnelly (FF) has commissioned a review by HIQA into emergency care capacity in the Mid-West region.
Inquest into Aoife Johnston death returns verdict of medical misadventure
*Aoife Johnston. A VERDICT of medical misadventure was returned following the four-day inquest into the death of Clare teenager Aoife Johnston.
‘Inevitable’ that Mid-West will get another emergency department says Clare TD
*Cathal Crowe. Photograph: John O’Neill A CLARE GOVERNMENT TD has said it is inevitable that an additional accident and emergency department will be needed in the Mid-West.
Measures announced by Health Minister are ‘sticking plasters’
*Marie McMahon. Photograph: Martin Molloy MEASURES announced for more beds in Nenagh and Ennis to alleviate pressure on University Hospital Limerick have been labelled as “a package of sticking plasters”.
UHL nurses & doctors ‘burnt out’ admits Health Minister who says reconfiguration has failed in Mid-West
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly (FF) visited University Hospital Limerick (UHL) where he met with management, including Regional Executive Officer Sandra Broderick and the Health Service Executive (HSE) CEO Bernard Gloster. Photograph: Don Moloney MINISTER FOR Health, Stephen Donnelly (FF) has said reconfiguration of health services in the Mid-West has not worked and said nurses …
Drive to save lives aims to hammer home message that one ED is not enough
*Marie McMahon of the Mid-West Hospital Campaign. AMID ongoing frustration with the health system in the Mid-West, a ‘drive to save lives’ has been organised by a local activist group.
Shannon man’s death by medical misadventure must be catalyst for change at UHL
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK need to take immediate action following the inquest into the death of Shannon man Martin Abbott, a Sinn Féin Senator has said.