There was a considerable drop in the number of people waiting on a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) last…
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The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has called on the HSE to properly fund NoWDOC in Donegal and Leitrim…
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Breaking: Extra staff drafted in as ambulances queue at Letterkenny hospital
by Chris McNulty 4 years agoEXTRA staff have had to be called in to Letterkenny University Hospital this evening as the facility struggled to cope…
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‘Dire levels’: Health service staffing levels in ‘free fall’, INMO warns
by Chris McNulty 4 years agoTHE Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has warned that staffing levels in Ireland’s health service are ‘in free fall’.…
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Worst-ever October overcrowding figures recorded at LUH
by Rachel McLaughlin 5 years agoLetterkenny University Hospital has recorded its highest ever overcrowding figures in the month of October since records began in 2006.…
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LUH management say Emergency Department is ‘extremely busy’
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoMEMBERS of the public are being asked only to present to the Emergency Department of Letterkenny University Hospital ‘in the…
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Both sides in the nurses’ dispute will return to the Labour Court on Sunday after more than ten hours of…
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Breakthrough sought as nurses talks at Labour Court resume
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoTalks in the Labour Court aimed at avoiding next week’s strike by nurses and midwives are due to resume this afternoon. …
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Nurses’ calls should not fall on deaf ears – Pringle TD
by Rachel McLaughlin 6 years agoDonegal Deputy Thomas Pringle declared support for Donegal nurses and midwives on strike today during Dáil Statements. The Independent TD…
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A nurse’s letter to An Taoiseach – ‘You need to start taking care of the people of Ireland’
by Staff Writer 6 years agoAs nurses and midwives escalate strike action this week, one local nurse has issued an open letter to the government…
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Donegal public backs nurses as strike action begins
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoHundreds of nurses across Donegal have taken to the picket lines across the county in a bid for better pay…
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Nurses gain solidarity from Donegal County Councillors
by Rachel McLaughlin 6 years agoNurses and midwives who are members of the INMO have gained the backing of Donegal County Council as they plan…
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Irish nurses in Australia to hold solidarity protest ahead of strike
by Rachel McLaughlin 6 years agoIrish nurses who have migrated to Australia are set to hold a demonstration this weekend to send a message of…
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DD Health Special: Donegal public are behind our strike action – INMO rep
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoA Donegal representative from the Irish Nurse and Midwives Organisation (INMO) insists that the public is right behind industrial action scheduled to…
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Ireland’s nurses and midwives have today announced plans to go on strike for 24 hours at the end of this…
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36 people awaiting admission at Letterkenny Univiersity Hospital
by Chris McNulty 6 years agoThere are 36 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. 36 people awaiting admission at Letterkenny Univiersity Hospital…
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Urgent meeting arranged as stark ‘full capacity’ figures revealed at LUH
by Chris McNulty 6 years agoThe full capacity protocol has been in place at Letterkenny University Hospital on almost 90 per cent of days in…
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Over 570 patients on trolleys at LUH in worst October on record
by Rachel McLaughlin 6 years agoMore than 572 sick patients were forced to wait on trolleys and chairs for beds at Letterkenny University Hospital in…
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Letterkenny is Ireland’s most overcrowded hospital today
by Chris McNulty 6 years agoLetterkenny University Hospital is Ireland’s most overcrowded hospital this morning. Letterkenny is Ireland’s most overcrowded hospital today was last modified:…
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“A personal indignity” – Pearse Doherty on trolley crisis at LUH
by Chris McNulty 6 years agoPearse Doherty says he saw first-hand the ‘war zone’ like conditions being experienced by patients and staff at Letterkenny University…