Friday 23 December 2022 ED taskforce must meet immediately to inform work of new ‘crisis’ team The INMO has called for the HSE’s Emergency Department Taskforce with ministerial attendance to be convened immediately.
Thursday 22 December 2022 INMO statement on establishment of National Crisis Management Team HSE must be prepared to provide nurses and midwives with essential resources they need including additional staff.
Wednesday 21 December 2022 Annual hospital overcrowding record broken – 118,662 people on trolleys so far in 2022 More than 118.662 patients have been without a hospital bed so far in 2022, making it the worst year for hospital overcrowding on record.
Tuesday 20 December 2022 Dangerous conditions in UHL impacting patient and staff safety The INMO have called on management in University Hospital Limerick to cancel all non-urgent elective care in the hospital and to prioritise the clinical needs of the ED patients.
Monday 19 December 2022 Hospital overcrowding reaches unacceptable high – 760 on trolleys Over 760 patients are without a bed in Irish hospitals today. The highest amount of patients that have been on trolleys since January 2020.
Wednesday 14 December 2022 INMO seeks urgent meeting with Minister following stark HIQA ED report The INMO has welcomed the publication of HIQA’s Overview Report of their monitoring programme into emergency departments.