'Mismatch' between patients and beds a continuous struggle for UHL
Inspectors said that, given the high patient numbers and overcrowding, “the processes in place may not be fully sufficient to protect people ... from the risk of harm"
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Inspectors said that, given the high patient numbers and overcrowding, “the processes in place may not be fully sufficient to protect people ... from the risk of harm"
The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) carried out an unannounced inspection of UHL last November…
The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) carried out an unannounced inspection of UHL last November
Nineteen patients who should have been in a bed were on trolleys in the corridor of University Hospital Limerick and 16 more were in the emergency department during an unannounced inspection last November.
The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) carried out an unannounced inspection of UHL last November…