A Professor working at Letterkenny University Hospital says that overcrowding in the Emergency Department is a symptom of the wider issues throughout the facility.
Professor Ken Mulpeter says that a multitude of delays in both diagnosing patients as well allowing patients to be discharged to a suitable facility are a main contributing factor – along with a lack of staff willing to work there.
He says that morale in the Irish health service is at a low point, as many younger doctors and nurses see emigrating to better-paid roles abroad as their future.
You can listen to his full conversation with Greg Hughes on today’s Nine til Noon Show here:
