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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. She said: “It’s important to remember that if you need medical help, the NHS is here for you....
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 available to them prior to attending the Emergency Department if their needs are not urgent. General Practit...
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 treat patients with a minor injury for example cuts, grazes, wounds, sprains, strains and minor bur...