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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has blamed record trolley numbers in hospital emergency departments on the current flu outbreak and a longer-term shortage of hospital beds.
The HSE said it apologised to all of those affected “by this surge in activity” and it was making every effort manage and improve the situation., which counts trolleys daily, called for major incident protocols to be adopted across the country, which would see non-emergency admissions stopped and elective medical procedures cancelled.
“Predicting a very bad flu season is like predicting a bad storm - and it still happens,” he remarked. “You have to try to manage and prepare for it the best you can.” The start of January traditionally sees intense pressure on emergency departments and high numbers of patients waiting on trolleys, and flu has come earlier and heavier this winter compared to recent years.
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