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Bearing The Brunt.

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That our healthcare system is a source of fright for many isn’t anything new. it’s a dreaded rites of passage nearly to be left propped up on a trolley in a corridor as the numbers stuck waiting for bed reach an all-time high. Paul Dillon talks to the people that have turned tracking trolleys into one of the main statistical tropes of the crisis in our healthcare system about why … Read More

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Where’s Leo?

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https://twitter.com/INMO_IRL/status/641164443028717568 https://twitter.com/labour/status/643322956848996352 Nursing Homes Ireland has warned that beds are closing due to inadequate staffing levels. The staff shortages in all sectors of the health service are compounding the crisis in Emergency Department provision. Speaking to The Examiner, Tadhg Daly of the NHI said: “We are facing into the most profound crisis in our ED departments this winter because nursing homes are now being forced to reduce capacity arising from an … Read More