Local TD says Saolta group must address issues at all hospitals in it’s remit
Nationwide protests are taking place today because of overcrowding and closures of Accident and Emergency services in Hospitals. Hospital groups have organised the demonstrations to start at 1pm in response to the crisis in Irish Hospitals. Donegal TD Thomas Pringle says ahead of the expected surge of the…
Taoiseach addreses Sligo University Hospital crisis in Dáil
The Taoiseach has conceded that the planned surgical bloc at Sligo University Hospital is key in addressing the crisis currently being experienced by the facility. However, Michael Martin has also reiterated that funding sanctioned to the hospital has increased while efforts are being made to fill some vacant posts. All…
Letterkenny University Hospital the most overcrowded hospital in the country
Letterkenny University Hospital is the most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today. There are currently 64 people on trolleys there today, 24 of which are in the emergency department. Meanwhile, in Sligo University Hospital, there are 34 people waiting for a bed, making it the fifth most overcrowded hospital in the…
Sligo University Hospital still awaiting Cath Lab commitment
There is still no commitment to provide a full time permanent Cath Lab service in Sligo University Hospital. Addressing a Regional Health Forum meeting in Galway, Cllr Donal Gilroy said people in Sligo and the North West were delighted in July when theywere led to believe that there had been…
Local Councillor raises concerns over hospital waiting times for over-75’s
Over-75’s waited an average of almost 10 hours at emergency departments in the first seven months of this year. Locally the average waiting time at Sligo University Hospital was above the national average with patients having to wait 11.7 hours, while in Letterkenny the time was 7.3 hours. According to…
Local TD expresses concern over September trolley figures
A Donegal TD says it’s frightening that there are over 90 people waiting on beds at the North West’s two main hospitals in mid-September. Donegal TD Thomas Pringle was reacting to the latest set of trolley watch figures which were released today by the INMO. The figures report…
Calls for more nurse specialists in neurology at Sligo University hospital
More nurse specialists in neurology are urgently needed at Sligo University hospital. That’s according to the Neurological Alliance of Ireland (NAI), which held a briefing on the issue for TDs and Senators last week in Leinster House. The NAI brings together 30 non-profit organisations to advocate for the…