Sending older adults directly to nursing homes in response to a trolley crisis will not meet their needs, warns Éidín Ní Shé

The plan may see patients moved to the first available nursing home bed even if it is in a location miles away from family and friends

There is also a contradiction between banning smartphones from primary school children, but relying heavily on them for the same children three months after they leave sixth class

Patients who visit a hospital emergency department when they are most crowded face an increased risk of dying within 10 days, new research shows.

Communication with older patients in hospitals about further care options is critically important this winter, Nursing Homes Ireland have said.

The Irish Association of Social Workers says hospital overcrowding would be better addressed by fixing systemic problems

HSE boss Bernard Gloster proposed that older patients waiting for a nursing home would have to take the first option offered

University Hospital Limerick (UHL) was the most over-crowded hospital nationwide, with 17,668 patients waiting for beds

Lack of bed spaces and lengthy waiting lists for procedures among the biggest issues that have plagued the Irish health service for many years

New figures for hospital overcrowding show 130 patients without a bed in University Hospital Limerick — a record figure for the under-siege hospital.

The report found one person waiting 67 hours and three patients aged over 75 waiting longer than 24 hours on a trolley

Uptake rates of the free, nasal spray vaccine remain persistently low, writes Catherine Conlon

Donnelly, despite his billions, cannot spend his way out of the many issues he will be confronted with in the coming months

A hiring freeze was already in place for management but on Friday this was extended to non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) and others

Help for pensioners, parents, students, businesses, workers, those with disabilities, and school children — but little to fund a properly functioning health service

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe have 'difficult' meeting ahead of budget as Donnelly expected to be unable to introduce new initiatives over the next year

Senator Martin Conway said with over 100 patients counted on trolleys almost every day in UHL now, '[patients] feel the whole system has let them down, including Hiqa'

The health watchdog is to call for urgent investment in expanding capacity in the healthcare system to address overcrowding

592 patients on trolleys on Tuesday, 101 of them in University Hospital Limerick

Last December, the Government confirmed the new hospital would be built in Glanmire

People who had taken alcohol or drugs intimidating staff and other patients, Oireachtas health committee told

Private Hospitals Association slams HSE plan to use facilities to avoid hospital overcrowding

Micheál Martin also defends Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte who walked out of a meeting with HSE chiefs last week

HSE ICPOP teams are delivering faster and better care for older people and reducing overcrowding — and patients are finding the experience far more pleasant than hospital 

More than 5,200 patients have been left without beds in Irish hospitals so far in September, including 100 children

Bernard Gloster says while there is still uncertainty around potential flu and RSV numbers, if trolley figures were to reach that level again 'serious reflection' would be needed

'The constant state of overcrowding in our hospitals is a leading cause of nurses and midwives intending to leave their current work areas and indeed the professions altogether'

Targets include that no patient aged over 75 will wait more than 24 hours in an emergency department

Expanding the free flu vaccination programme to all people aged 50-64 over the coming winter is likely to only lead to a small reduction in pressure on hospitals, according to the State’s health watchdog.

Government accused of 'complete disregard' for Mid West healthcare access as 9,180 left ED in 2022 without accessing care

I have been a constituent and supporter for many years of Tánaiste Micheál Martin. I returned to Cork 18 years ago this month, having spent more than 30 years with United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Just 110 new doctors recruited since March

Data shows that from a total of 127,213, some 23,665 were within the Children's Health Ireland group.

The moral of the century-old ditty ‘I’ve Got Sixpence, Jolly, Jolly Sixpence’ was that if the singer was too profligate with loaning and spending then there would not be enough left for family upkeep.

More than a year since a specialist HSE team began addressing chronic overcrowding, UHL had 100 patients on trolleys on Wednesday

Enhancing the body’s natural immune response with a healthy diet is far more effective than any supplement, writes Catherine Conlon

Currently, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has a panel of private hospitals where it buys up bedspace to allow people on waiting lists access to their specific treatments

The HSE has defended the work of its special unit which tackles hospital overcrowding, and said hospital managers will have new national standards to meet this winter.

Taoiseach commented after health minister introduced a strategy of addressing overcrowding in an all-year-round plan rather than the annual 'winter plan' which had been put in place up to now

Researchers found patients needing a CT scan had average wait of six hours longer than those who did not, an increased three-hour wait for X-rays and an extra six hours and 30 minutes wait if they needed a blood test

Some 38% of the 8,300 patients who spent at least one night on a trolley in a hospital in the month of June were in Munster hospitals

'Patient experience times (PETs) and the time spent waiting for tests were raised by patients in the emergency department as areas of great frustration', Hiqa report found

INMO Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, said: "This type of overcrowding at the beginning of summer must be immediately addressed to prevent an even more chaotic winter.

With an ageing population in Ireland and a drop in those reporting good health, Catherine Conlon looks at what could help the country deal with the implications