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The Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway (UHG) was extremely busy yesterday (Wednesday) and the hospital advised that patients who attend ED for routine and non-urgent treatment will experience very long waiting times. The department has seen increased presentations over the last number of days, with 202 Sunday, 296 Monday and 272 Tuesday.

Lifeline Ambulance Service Education (LASE) is a specialised educational body delivering education in the prehospital environment. As Lifeline is a fully operational ambulance service it offers students a holistic approach to their development with the educational syllabus as only one element of the journey. The other elements are in relation to personnel development and knowledge of the system required to ensure that the patient gets an appropriate response and the safe treatment they need.

Mayo University Hospital has faced some challenges in its time - not least the recent covid 19 pandemic. However, General Manager at MUH, Catherine Donohoe, is confident HSE staff and management can keep public health services running efficiently in the busy county town facility, as more and more people around Mayo enjoy longer lifespans - up to 100 years and beyond.

Surges in those presenting at A&E, early onset of winter illnesses and the fact that more people in Mayo are living longer, accounts for Mayo University Hospital having had to issue a stream of public notices in recent times advising people to avoid turning up at the Emergency Department unless absolutely necessary.

Mayo University Hospital is dealing with a significant increase in COVID-19 positive patients, while also seeing very high numbers of attendances through the Emergency Department.

Sinn Féin TD Conway-Walsh has described wait times at Mayo University Hospital as a 'disgrace', saying that a plan to tackle hospital overcrowding is urgently needed.

Pressure continues to mount on local public hospital services due to the rising Covid-19 case numbers and outbreaks of the infection in a number of wards.

Mayo University Hospital is advising that the hospital is extremely busy today with long wait times at the Emergency Department. The hospital is seeing a significant increase in Covid-19 positive admissions and attendances, while also dealing with high volumes of non-Covid patients.

Patients attending the emergency department (ED) of University Hospital Galway are facing long waiting times to be admitted to wards for treatment due to the ongoing pressure on bed availability.

The emergency department at Portiuncula University Hospital has reported that it is extremely busy this week, with higher than average numbers of people attending, and it is urging people not to attend for non-urgent issues.