Hospital bosses will provide the health minister with an update today on the strains emergency departments are facing.
Minister Simon Harris claims exceptional measures are being taken to solve the issue and says it’s vital we start to see their impact.
A public briefing is also expected later in light of trolley numbers hitting record levels – yesterday 677 patients were waiting for a bed at hospitals around the country, 53 of those at University Hospital Limerick.
Columnist at the Irish Medical Times, Dr. Ruairi Hanley, claims the HSE has become complacent:
