Escalation Framework News Today

UHL has been confirmed as the most overcrowded hospital in the country this year, a year which also saw the worst overcrowding on record.

SO FAR this year to date, 20,027 patients have been treated on trolleys at UHL, making it the most overcrowded hospital in the country.

The Taoiseach says part of the solution to the overcrowding crisis at the region’s main hospital is greater use of facilities in Ennis and Nenagh. University Hospital Limerick has come into sharp focus once again, following record-breaking trolley numbers earlier this week. A number of elective surgeries at Ennis Hospital and other UL Hospitals Group […]

TODAY marks the 100th consecutive weekday in which the UHL has more admitted patients on trolleys waiting for a bed than any other hospital.

Patients with less urgent healthcare needs today are asked to attend Injury Units and consider all other healthcare options before attending the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), which is currently managing very high emergency attendances and admissions.

The UL Hospitals Group is asking patients with less urgent healthcare needs to consider all options before attending the Emergency Department at the region’s main hospital. It comes as trolley numbers have spiraled at University Hospital Limerick today, with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation reporting 124 on trolleys during morning rounds, the second highest […]

Politicians have called for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to return special measures or undergo restructuring in a bid to address “failings” and improve provision across the region. The North Wales health board was placed into special measures seven years ago due to “serious and outstanding concerns about leadership, governance and progress” after ‘targeted intervention’ […]

THE WELSH Government has announced "targeted intervention measures" for a struggling North Wales hospital.

Targeted intervention measures for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board will be extended to include services at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. Today’s decision, made following a tripartite meeting as part of the NHS Wales Escalation Framework, follows ongoing concerns relating to the health board in a number of areas – with a particular focus on the vascular […]