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The number of patients on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has jumped almost tenfold from 2,422 in 2009 when casualty cover was removed from three hospitals to 21,445 in 2023, according to new figures produced by a local lobby group. Following the cancellation of surgery at UHL in recent weeks, the number of patients on trolleys fell from more than a 100 to 48 on August 29 before climbing back up to 78 on Wednesday. The Health Information and Quality Authority is compiling a report examining the need for a second emergency department in the Mid-West, which it says will not be published until the summer of 2025. A new document prepared by the Friends of Ennis Hospital, which has been submitted to HIQA presents a case for the upgrading of Ennis Hospital This document, prepared by Friends of Ennis Hospital, lays out the case for the upgrading of Ennis Hospital to a Model 3, which would allow for …

A local hospital lobby group has called on Health Minister Stephen Donnelly (FF) to instruct the Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry to undertake a full new clinical review of hospital services in the UL Hospitals’ Group. The call was made by the Friends of Ennis Hospital (FEH) who expressed concern about the “systematic failures” identified during an inquest into the death of Aoife Johnston, (16), Cronan Lawn, Shannon. Limerick Coroner, John McNamara said he was personally “concerned about the overcrowding as a native of Limerick”, but he accepted changes were being made. “There were systemic failures and issued opportunities in Aoife’s care. There were breakdowns in communication, clearly, throughout her care,” he added. It comes after HSE CEO Bernard Gloster apologised again to the Johnston family after admitting in an RTE Radio One interview that, “We failed Aoife, our failure led to her death and we failed them as a family”. “The Coroner’s recommendations will be fully considered, along …

A Government review is to be carried out to determine if a second Emergency Department (ED) is required for the Mid-West region, a facility that will most likely be located in Ennis, if created. Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly (FF), this morning announced the review in the wake of a number of serious incidents at UHL, including the death of Clare teenage Aoife Johnston, and ongoing pressures at the ED at University Hospital Limerick (UHL). In a statement, Minister Donnelly said that the decision to close emergency departments in Ennis and other areas 15 years ago was “based on the very clear clinical advice at the time”. “The aim was to minimise the risk of a patient presenting at the Emergency Department whose time critical needs exceeded the capacity of the hospital, and specialties needed, to treat them. We also know that important services, including intensive care units, require a certain throughput so that clinicians can maintain their skills,” he …