The HSE has appealed to members of the public to consider all care options before going to a hospital Emergency Department (ED) during what is going to be 'one of the busiest ever periods experienced by the health service'.
THE HSE HAS appealed to members of the public to consider all care options before going to a hospital Emergency Department during what is going to be “one of the busiest ever periods experienced by the health service”.
“Unfortunately, we expect this incline to remain sharply upwards for a number of weeks to come and to continue to seriously impact our hospitals and Emergency Departments,” the statement read. “Those who believe they may be seriously ill and require emergency care should of course come to hospital, but we would urge others to consider seeking support from pharmacists, GPs, GP Out of Hours Services and Minor Injury Units. These services have emergency responses in place for patients presenting with respiratory and other urgent health issues.”
“The HSE would like to thank all health service staff for their commitment to working through an extremely difficult and pressured period, including covering for staff who may be unwell.” Last week, the HSE’s National Crisis Management Team said it was “meeting regularly to oversee the health service response to these pressures”, which includes “significant surges of respiratory illness”.There was an even greater increase in hospitalisations from flu, increasing 113% from 299 to 637.
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