TUH said patients presenting to the emergency department with non-urgent conditions are experiencing very long wait times to be seen
In a statement, the hospital said its ED is under significant pressure due to a high number of patients presenting there.
It has asked the public that, where possible, they should attend their GP, GP out-of-hours service, a local injury unit or local pharmacist, for non-emergency conditions.TUH said that patients who are presenting to the ED with non-urgent conditions are experiencing very long wait times to be seen. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said there were 50 admitted patients at TUH waiting for a hospital bed this morning.
According to its TrolleyWatch figures, the INMO said there were 487 admitted patients waiting for a bed this morning at hospitals around the country. The hospital worst affected was University Hospital Limerick with 69 patients waiting, with 47 waiting at University College Cork.
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