Limerick, Dublin hospital patients to receive at-home treatment in ‘virtual wards’
HSE to roll out ‘safe and efficient’ alternative as system struggles with demand for beds
HSE to roll out ‘safe and efficient’ alternative as system struggles with demand for beds
Figures emerge amid increased scrutiny of hospital’s safety record following Aoife Johnston case
Meeting on impact of recruitment freeze told compensatory rest payments are now ‘embedded in the system’
HSE says only a third of consultants at Limerick hospital are working on new contractual terms put in place last year
Increased overcrowding at UHL, despite increased staff and budget, has been a source of controversy
Dr Muiris Houston: University Hospital Limerick has been a black spot for many years, while Beaumont is a good example of how a hospital can turn things around
The college student, in her 20s, had been visiting the site on Saturday
Another week, another damning report on the overcrowded Limerick hospital
Hiqa says that despite improvements patients in emergency department of UHL are still at risk of harm
INMO says 102 patients were on trolleys and in wards awaiting beds on Wednesday, although this was down 21 on the previous morning
Work to begin immediately on devising actions designed to ease crowding and pressures in hospital and HSE’s Mid West region
The aftermath of the inquest
The inquest into the 16-year-old’s death in December 2022 heard harrowing details of an emergency department that simply could not function
Dr Yvonne Williams of Shannon Medical Centre said that trust in the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick had been eroded
In the past, there was a formula which ensured that the worse things were, the more money you got. That’s no longer the case
Tragic death of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston by medical misadventure comes amid other concerning cases and warnings from campaigners
Verdict of medical misadventure recorded for 16-year-old who died of “treatable” illness
16-year-old girl ‘had no chance’ when she presented at the hospital due to overcrowded and ‘dangerous’ conditions, says emergency medicine consultant
Consultant microbiologist said a different outcome was ‘highly likely’ if treatment was given in appropriate manner
Opposition leader highlights ‘dangerous’ recruitment embargo and chaos faced by staff at the hospital on a daily basis
Doctor says medicine that could have saved teenager’s life ‘wasn’t given as immediately as it should have’
Nurse manager says there were so many individual cases that night it was equivalent to major incident like bus crash
Parents of 16-year-old girl who died at University Hospital Limerick following a failure in her care give evidence
Child was taken from Lakeside Hotel and Leisure Centre in Killaloe to University Hospital Limerick but was later pronounced dead
Child was transferred from scene in Killaloe to University Hospital Limerick where he was later pronounced dead
Attack on Roberto Gomes dos Santos jnr, who moved to Ireland from a favela in Rio de Janeiro, left him needing six stitches
Less than 10 per cent of 400,000 newly eligible people have availed of scheme
Minister for Health meets with ‘burnt out’ nurses and doctors who say facility needs more beds and support
Martin Abbott (66) may have been dead on the floor by his trolley for up to an hour, inquest hears
Overcrowding continues as Limerick hospital postponed non-urgent surgeries for two days
University of Limerick hospital group said it is coping with an ‘exceptionally high number’ of unwell patients
Sinn Féin leader says last month 2,247 people were treated on trolleys, ‘the highest number on record for any hospital ever’
University Hospital Limerick on Monday was the most overcrowded nationally with 143 patients on trolleys in the emergency department and on wards
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