Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy today, a spokesperson has said today. This has resulted in ongoing pressure on bed…
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‘Sticking plaster’ will not solve overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny hospital – Mac Lochlainn
by Stephen Maguire 5 years agoDonegal Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has described the opening up of 199 temporary hospital beds to tackle the latest overcrowding…
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Minister and HSE in denial about bed closures at LUH – MacLochlainn
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoSenator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has stated that the Minister for Health, Simon Harris and the senior management of the HSE…
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Donegal surgeon – “If you don’t have cancer, the health service isn’t really interested”
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoA leading Donegal-based surgeon has said the Government and HSE do not “give a damn” about patients being in pain.…
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INMO: “The Irish health service is failing to either attract or retain nurses”
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoThe Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has welcomed the publication of the Health Service Capacity Review which outlines projections of…
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Letterkenny hospital has third highest number of patients awaiting beds
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoLetterkenny University Hospital has the third highest number of patients awaiting a bed in the country today. A total of…
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Letterkenny University Hospital “worst affected in country” with 43 people waiting beds
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoLetterkenny University Hospital is the worst affected in the country today with 43 people waiting for a bed. The centre…
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Letterkenny Hospital has second highest bed waiting list in country
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoA total of 44 people are today waiting on beds at Letterkenny University Hospital. The number is the second highest…
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Up to 5,000 patients at LUH waited on trolleys in 2017
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoWaiting list figures at Letterkenny University Hospital have more than doubled in the last year, according to a new overcrowding…
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HSE dismisses claims that beds will close at St Joseph’s Hospital
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoThe HSE and relatives of hospital patients have hit back at claims that beds are to close at a popular…
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Ten bed medical ward left empty due to shortage of nurses
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoA ten bed medical ward at Letterkenny University Hospital has remained closed for the past two weeks because of a…
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SINN FEIN DEMANDS ACTION ON HOSPITAL BED SHORTAGE
by Stephen Maguire 10 years agoDeputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, has condemned crisis in Letterkenny General Hospital which he said has huge numbers of people waiting…
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HOSPITAL UNDER PRESSURE AGAIN AS 31 PATIENTS AWAIT BEDS TODAY
by Stephen Maguire 10 years agoMore than 31 patients are currently awaiting beds at Letterkenny General Hospital. A statement issued on behalf of the hospital…
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COMMUNITY VICTORY AS BEDS TO REOPEN AT DUNGLOE HOSPITAL
by Stephen Maguire 12 years agoCommunity spirit in West Donegal has scored a major victory after it was revealed that five beds will reopen at…