The government is under fire for “clapping itself on the back” for very modest improvements in trolley figures.
The Health Minister says there’s been a 10% reduction in the daily 8am trolley count, despite an increase in emergency department presentations.
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says progress has been made, with a quarter fewer patients on trolleys following the St. Brigid’s Day Bank Holiday weekend.
Only last week, the IMNO said industrial action may be needed to tackle the chronic overcrowding faced by hospitals in the West and Northwest.
Sinn Féin’s Health Spokesperson David Cullinane says it’s not much to shout about:
