We have written to the HSE today calling for an emergency meeting of the ED task force to deal with increased overcrowding in acute hospitals.

he INMO has today (Friday) written to the HSE calling for an emergency meeting of its Emergency Department (ED) Taskforce in order to tackle unsafe levels of hospital overcrowding.

We paused these regular update emails over the past weeks, as many members receive INMO correspondence via their HSE emails. We were advised not to send emails into the HSE email system due to the current difficulties following the IT hacking.

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INMO & SIPTU members welcome a recently published HIQA report on St. Joseph’s Hospital, which found high standards of care provided to residents by staff.

Ireland’s hospitals are more overcrowded than at any point over the last year, the INMO has warned.