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New study suggests some patients presenting at Emergency Department in Limerick could be treated elsewhere

A new study has suggested that the vast majority of patients who attend the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick would be better off if they were seen in other settings.

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Management have carried out a 'day in the life' style study of the region's Emergency Department, which focussed on one Friday last month, and found that only 17% of people needed acute emergency care.

The other 83% presented with conditions that could have been treated elsewhere, such as in Acute Medical Assessment Units or in a Local Injuries Unit.

Paul Finucane, Chief Academic Officer of the UL Hospitals Group, says they're now working to put those facilities in place

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