Health Services in the West and North West are advising the public that the delivery of some community services today (Monday 27 January ) have been impacted by the recent storm.
Many areas of across the West and North West remain without power and water today with interruptions in telecommunications networks. Many primary care, public health and disability day services are not operating across the region today. Where possible, HSE teams will make contact directly with those who use the day services to advise them of disruptions and all appointments will be rescheduled as soon as possible.
Within hospital services, appointments are going ahead as planned, however the Emergency Departments are extremely busy. ED teams are committed to treating everyone who presents at EDs, but do so strictly in order of medical priority.
The HSE is continuing to request that people only attend the Emergency Department if it is an emergency situation.
Hospital bed capacity has also been affected by delayed discharges brought on by poor travel conditions in the aftermath of the adverse weather conditions. Currently all available beds in the hospital are in use and every effort is being made to safely discharge patients who are ready to go home so that beds will become available for patients who need to be admitted, at the earliest opportunity.
The executive is asking people to check on neighbours or family who are older or vulnerable, to see if there is anything they need.
The HSE will provide regular updates on services on its website https://www2.hse.ie/services/disruptions/ along with regular updates through local media and on social media channels. Families can also contact their local day service directly to get an update.
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