The Health Minister insists continuing to invest in Ennis Hospital will be key to easing the overcrowding burden on UHL.
It comes one week after the issuing of a letter by the HSE Chief Clinical Office to the Midwest Hospital Campaign Group outlining its reasons against reopening Ennis’s A&E.
Figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation meanwhile put overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick 70% higher than that of the next busiest facility last month.
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Responding to questions in the Dáil from Clare TDs Violet Anne Wynne and Cathal Crowe, Minister Donnelly says investing in the Ennis facility is crucial but argues the situation at UHL won’t be resolved simply by boosting capacity elsewhere.
You can listen to the full interview below.
