Capacity crisis in health contributing to increased mortality, IMO annual conference told
This was compounded by problems with recruitment and retention of staff which has seen the HSE struggle to fill roles left by retiring GPs or the 900-plus consultant posts that are not filled on a permanent basis, he said.
“Too few beds means overcrowding in emergency departments and long waits to access a hospital bed. Unfilled consultant posts mean longer waiting lists for outpatient and consequent treatment. Too few GPs means waiting times for appointments, with at least 10 per cent of the population being unable to sign up with a GP because their patient lists are at capacity.
“The cost of purchasing property, and increasingly of renting, in the major cities is prohibitive and is outstripping nurses pay, and this in turn is feeding into the nursing recruitment and retention crisis,” PNA general secretary Peter Hughes told the conference.
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