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‘A clear message’ – strike action looms at Kilkenny hospital after nurses’ ballot

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2024 0

More strike action looms at Kilkenny’s St Luke’s General Hospital after members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. The INMO last night confirmed 95.6% of its members voted in favour of industrial action following a six-week, in-person ballot over staffing issues across the health sector.

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1,800 patients treated without a bed at Kilkenny hospital this year: report

By Kilkenny Now 26th October 2024 0

Some 1,800 patients were treated at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny without a bed so far this year, a new report reveals. The survey by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) found a total of 100,111 patients were left waiting for a bed in emergency departments and other wards in hospital wards across the country […]

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Fears of all out strike at Kilkenny hospital as winter season approaches

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2024 0

The threat of strike action at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny looms amid fears staff will be overwhelmed during the busy winter period. From next Monday, Fórsa members at St Luke’s Hospital and other Health Service Executive (HSE) run facilities in the region will be balloted for industrial action – up to and including strike […]

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‘A national emergency’ – INMO warning as 38 patients on tolleys at Kilkenny hospital

By Kilkenny Now 22nd March 2022 0

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for “a national emergency” to be declared as it confirmed the highest numbers of patients on trolleys since the beginning of the pandemic. A total of 660 patients are without a bed in Irish hospitals today – including 38 at Kilkenny’s main hospital. INMO General Secretary Phil […]

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High numbers of patients on trolleys at Kilkenny hospital today

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2022 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny is experiencing one of the highest levels of overcrowding in the country today. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) this morning confirmed there are a total of 526 patients on hospital trolleys. St Luke’s reported the joint fifth highest level in the country, where 32 patients were left […]

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‘Out of control’ – high number of patients on trolleys at Kilkenny hospital today

By Kilkenny Now 26th January 2022 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny is experiencing one of the highest levels of overcrowding in the country today. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) this morning confirmed there are a total of 549 patients on hospital trolleys. INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said the situation in ou hospitals “is now out of […]

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Kilkenny hospital in ‘red zone’ as overcrowding crisis deepens

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2021 0

St Luke’s in Kilkenny is among 10 hospitals across the country that are now classed as being in the ‘red zone’ due to overcrowding. The others on the overcrowding list include hospitals in Galway, Tullamore, Mayo, St Vincent’s in Dublin and Cork University Hospital. Some 15 patients at the Kilkenny hospital were left waiting for […]

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Worst day on record for hospital overcrowding, record numbers treated on trolleys in Kilkenny last year

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

Today has been the worst-ever day for trolley overcrowding since records began. Figures published today reveal 760 admitted patients were left without beds in Ireland’s hospitals this morning. Locally, 32 patients were treated on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital this morning. Fifteen patients are on trolleys at the A&E department, with a further 17 […]

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More than 3,450 patients left waiting for a bed at St Luke’s this year: INMO

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2019 0

The total number of patients left waiting for a bed in St Luke’s General hospital this year has exceeded 3,450. The total for the whole of 2018 was just over 4,000 and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) fears the numbers waiting for beds in hospitals is going to explode as we move into […]

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Overcrowding at Kilkenny’s St Luke’s Hospital soars to record levels

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY ST LUKE’S General Hospital had its worst recorded August since figures began in terms of patients having to wait to get a bed. Last month, 455 patients were waiting on trolleys at St Luke’s, making the hospital the seventh most overcrowded hospital in the country as revealed by new monthly analysis by […]