Varadkar vows to tackle overcrowding Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said efforts will be redoubled in the next couple of weeks to tackle overcrowding in hospital emergency departments. News • 16 Feb 15
Varadkar vows to tackle overcrowding Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said efforts will be redoubled in the next couple of weeks to tackle overcrowding in hospital emergency departments. News • 16 Feb 15
Call for more money to deal with ED overcrowding The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine has said health authorities need to get more money for capacity to deal with overcrowding in emergency departments and elsewhere in hospitals. News • 11 Feb 15
Call for more money to deal with ED overcrowding The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine has said health authorities need to get more money for capacity to deal with overcrowding in emergency departments and elsewhere in hospitals. News • 11 Feb 15
530 patients waiting as overcrowding increases The level of overcrowding in emergency departments and elsewhere in hospitals has increased again with 530 patients waiting today. News • 10 Feb 15
530 patients waiting as overcrowding increases The level of overcrowding in emergency departments and elsewhere in hospitals has increased again with 530 patients waiting today. News • 10 Feb 15
Efforts to reduce Limerick hospital overcrowding Capping the number of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick at 20 a day, is one of the initiatives undertaken to deal with the crisis in the hospital emergency department. News • 22 Jan 15
Efforts to reduce Limerick hospital overcrowding Capping the number of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick at 20 a day, is one of the initiatives undertaken to deal with the crisis in the hospital emergency department. News • 22 Jan 15
Varadkar says trolley numbers at a seven-year low Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said trolley numbers today are at a seven-year low, comparing like with like. News • 14 Jan 15
Varadkar says trolley numbers at a seven-year low Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said trolley numbers today are at a seven-year low, comparing like with like. News • 14 Jan 15
Nurses vote for work-to-rule at four hospitals Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives' Organisation have voted to work-to-rule at Limerick University Hospital, Ennis, Nenagh and Croom on 3 February because of overcrowding. News • 13 Jan 15
Nurses vote for work-to-rule at four hospitals Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives' Organisation have voted to work-to-rule at Limerick University Hospital, Ennis, Nenagh and Croom on 3 February because of overcrowding. News • 13 Jan 15
Woods to replace O'Connell in HSE role The Health Service Executive has confirmed Liam Woods will be appointed Interim National Director for Acute Hospitals when Dr Tony O'Connell leaves the post at the end of this month. News • 09 Jan 15
Woods to replace O'Connell in HSE role The Health Service Executive has confirmed Liam Woods will be appointed Interim National Director for Acute Hospitals when Dr Tony O'Connell leaves the post at the end of this month. News • 09 Jan 15
NI: Pressure on A&E forces surgery cancellation All non-urgent elective surgery has been cancelled at hospitals in the Belfast Health Trust area for the rest of this week and restrictions are also in place at hospitals throughout Northern Ireland due to pressure in accident and emergency departments. News • 07 Jan 15
NI: Pressure on A&E forces surgery cancellation All non-urgent elective surgery has been cancelled at hospitals in the Belfast Health Trust area for the rest of this week and restrictions are also in place at hospitals throughout Northern Ireland due to pressure in accident and emergency departments. News • 07 Jan 15
Varadkar expects overcrowding to get worse Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said he believes the numbers of people on hospital trolleys will increase next week. News • 07 Jan 15
Varadkar expects overcrowding to get worse Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said he believes the numbers of people on hospital trolleys will increase next week. News • 07 Jan 15
Beaumont cancels surgery to deal with overcrowding Dublin's Beaumont Hospital has cancelled all planned surgery for the week, except for cancer cases, to cope with the overcrowding crisis in its emergency department. News • 07 Jan 15
Beaumont cancels surgery to deal with overcrowding Dublin's Beaumont Hospital has cancelled all planned surgery for the week, except for cancer cases, to cope with the overcrowding crisis in its emergency department. News • 07 Jan 15
O'Connell resigns as hospital task force chairman Dr Tony O'Connell is to resign as HSE National Director for Acute Hospitals and Chairman of the Emergency Department Task Force. News • 05 Jan 15
O'Connell resigns as hospital task force chairman Dr Tony O'Connell is to resign as HSE National Director for Acute Hospitals and Chairman of the Emergency Department Task Force. News • 05 Jan 15
Hospital task force discusses overcrowding The Emergency Department Task Force met for the first time today to devise long-term solutions to overcrowding in hospitals. News • 22 Dec 14
Hospital task force discusses overcrowding The Emergency Department Task Force met for the first time today to devise long-term solutions to overcrowding in hospitals. News • 22 Dec 14
INMO reports 8% rise in hospital overcrowding The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said there was an 8% increase in overcrowding in hospitals in July, with five hospitals recording a "significant increase". News • 08 Aug 14
INMO reports 8% rise in hospital overcrowding The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said there was an 8% increase in overcrowding in hospitals in July, with five hospitals recording a "significant increase". News • 08 Aug 14
Call to implement UN standards in prison service The Irish Penal Reform Trust has urged the Government to urgently address defects in the prison system identified in a recent report from the UN Human Rights Council. News • 27 Jul 14
Call to implement UN standards in prison service The Irish Penal Reform Trust has urged the Government to urgently address defects in the prison system identified in a recent report from the UN Human Rights Council. News • 27 Jul 14
Conditions improving at Limerick Prison There has been a significant improvement in the overcrowding situation at Limerick Prison, according to the Prison Visiting Committee report released this afternoon. Crime and Legal • 05 Mar 14
Conditions improving at Limerick Prison There has been a significant improvement in the overcrowding situation at Limerick Prison, according to the Prison Visiting Committee report released this afternoon. Crime and Legal • 05 Mar 14
Overcrowding at Tallaght Hospital hits operations Tallaght Hospital in Dublin has said it has cancelled some non-urgent surgery and day case procedures because of overcrowding. News • 06 Feb 14
Overcrowding at Tallaght Hospital hits operations Tallaght Hospital in Dublin has said it has cancelled some non-urgent surgery and day case procedures because of overcrowding. News • 06 Feb 14
Acute hospitals over budget for 2012 - HSE chief The HSE's Chief Executive has said the acute hospital sector is over budget for the current year, and the break-even plan will have a very significant impact on the second half of the year. News • 28 Jun 12
Acute hospitals over budget for 2012 - HSE chief The HSE's Chief Executive has said the acute hospital sector is over budget for the current year, and the break-even plan will have a very significant impact on the second half of the year. News • 28 Jun 12
