Measures to tackle hospital overcrowding will top the agenda at a high level meeting today.
The Emergency Department Taskforce will consider both short term and long term responses to the problem.
It’s after it was revealed more than 2,400 patients were waiting on trolleys across the country last week, with University Hospital Limerick consistently one of the busiest facilities.
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A meeting between the INMO and HSE on Friday agreed the taskforce should meet today to address the issue.
The INMO’s Midwest Representative, Mary Fogarty says that while the recent trolley numbers have attracted national attention, it’s a year-round issue in this region:
