HSE appeals to public to consider all options before attending hospital Emergency Departments
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”.
“While this surge of winter virus infections was predicted and planned for, the trends being seen are following the more pessimistic of predicted models, and also appear to be increasing earlier than had been hoped.” The health service is encouraging people to consider attending a community pharmacy if they feel unwell, or a minor injury unit, which treat injuries that are not life-threatening. A list of these units can be found on the HSE’s website.
UHL and Mater In a statement issued last night, a spokesperson for the University Limerick Hospitals Group confirmed that the ULHG had “activated HSE operational contingency plans with the National Ambulance Service to divert some patients from UHL to other acute hospitals to support extreme levels of demand at UHL”.
It’s very difficult, particularly for patients. The conditions in many instances are inhumane, they are not really appropriate for the evaluation of patients who are sick. “The big worry we have at the moment is that patients who are coming in sick into that environment are not being helped by the environment that we have to assess them in.”
Yesterday, the Mater Hospital issued a similar appeal for people to avoid its ED if possible, with a spokesperson saying services are “under extreme pressure”.
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