It’s claimed there’s a “huge political responsibility” on the Health Minister to immediately address overcrowding at the region’s main hospital.
It follows a record-breaking 85 patients left on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick yesterday; the highest figure ever recorded in a single day at any Irish hospital.
It’s led to calls from the INMO for a direct, immediate intervention in the hospital from senior HSE management, while the UL Hospitals Group has appealed to people to keep the ED for emergencies only.
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Kilkee Fianna Fáil Councillor Cillian Murphy, who’s a member of the HSE’s Regional Health Forum West, says the onus is on Minister Simon Harris to take action; and he insists that time is of the essence:
