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Cork University Hospital experienced the third-highest level of overcrowding out of hospitals nationally during January of this year.

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PATIENTS who require urgent non-emergency care this bank holiday weekend are being urged to choose the right service to free up space for those most in need. NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups in Sussex are asking patients to use the best service to meet their own needs, to enable hospital A and E departments to cater for emergencies. Dr Elizabeth Gill, chief Medical Officer for the Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups, is keen to emphasise patients should always seek help if they need it....

CUH advises of delays in Emergency Department Cork University Hospital is exceptionally busy and it is regrettable that some patients have experienced a delay in the Emergency Department. Patient care is paramount in CUH and this situation is being treated as a priority by Hospital Management who have taken steps to address this issue. Hospital management have requested that, where appropriate, the public contact their GP in the first instance and explore all other options availabl...

THE Minor Injuries Unit at Tenbury Community Hospital is open again from this morning. It was closed earlier in the year so that staff could be redeployed to help deal with the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases but now that the level has dropped the unit that is on the same site as the community hospital can open again. The unit will resume its previous opening hours of 9am-5pm 7 days a week, and can be accessed via NHS111 referral, or as a walk-in patient. Minor Injury Units can...

Clare FM 6th January 2021 The UL Hospitals Group has deferred the majority of scheduled surgery and outpatients appointments across five of it’s hospitals in the Midwest until further notice. The move impacts hospitals including University Hospital Limerick and Ennis General, and all affected patients are being contacted directly.   CONTINUE READING BELOW The majority of scheduled surgery and outpatients appointment across UHL, Ennis General, Nenagh, St John’s and Croom Hospi...

The South/South West Hospital Group have issued a statement to say that the Emergency Department at Cork University Hospital (CUH) is “exceptionally busy today and over the last number of days”. Due to this increased level of activity and subsequent admissions, it is regrettable that some patients may experience a delay in the ED. The increase in attendance is due to the large number of “very ill medical patients requiring admission”. “Patient care is paramount in CUH”. Hospital ma...

THE Minor Injuries Unit at Cardigan’s Integrated Care Centre has been shut. As part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, Hywel Dda University Health Board has temporarily closed the unit in order to redeploy clinical staff to support the Covid-19 response within Ceredigion. The unit normally operates from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, will temporarily close with immediate effect. A Hywel Dda spokesperson said: “The situation will be under constant review and normal s...