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Significant Drop In UHL Overcrowding Levels

There's been a significant drop in trolley numbers at the region's main hospital today. But figures from the INMO show University Hospital Limerick remains one...

Low Vaccination Take-Up Rate In MidWest’s Main Hospitals

Two of the MidWest's main hospitals have registered some of the lowest take-up rates of the flu vaccine this past winter. Management within the hospitals...

UHL Remains Most Crowded Hospital

University Hospital Limerick is again the most overcrowded hospital in the country. Nurses say there are 57 patients on trolleys there today, including 36 in...

Nursing Homes Encourage To Make Facilities More Homely

Nursing homes are being encouraged to make their facilities more homely. A new report by Nursing Homes Ireland has found clinical settings can detract from...

Overcrowding Levels Remain High In UHL

Nurses say 52 people are waiting for beds at University Hospital Limerick today. The region's main hospital remains the most overcrowded in the country once...

Income From Proposed Sugar Tax Overestimated By Almost €100 Million

The amount of money expected to be raised by an incoming sugar tax has been overestimated by almost €100 million. It's expected the incoming levy...

Calls For Extension Of Ennis Kidney Clinic Services

Ennis' kidney clinic has had more than 700 attendances in its first two years in operation. It first opened to patients in August 2015 in...

Taoiseach Warns HSE Budget Overrun Is Unacceptable

The Taoiseach has issued a stern warning to the HSE that an overrun on its budget will not be accepted. Leo Varadkar says this year's...

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