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50 patients on trolleys as UHG struggles with overcrowding
Galway Bay fm newsroom – UHG is under pressure today with 50 patients on trolleys.
It’s the second most overcrowded hospital in the country this afternoon.
The cold snap has led to delayed discharges and backlogs across the health service in recent days.
Today’s overcrowding comes as the Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation is calling for the first two weeks of March to be declared an emergency period.
Almost 700 patients spent time waiting on trolleys at UHG during February.
Nationally, the trolley figure reached over 10,700.
The INMO says the extended period of extreme weather has created backlogs and extra pressure on the health service.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Emergency services are attending the scene of a multi-car collision on the M6.
The incident involving three cars took place on the M6 westbound, between the Rathmorrisey and Oranmore exits.
Long tailbacks are reported with traffic reduced to one lane.
Gardaí are at the scene and say nobody has been seriously injured in the collision.
Motorists are advised to expect some delays.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Large parts of the country – and in particular homes in the West – have been found to be at increased risk from radon.
New radon maps, launched by the Environmental Protection Agency, show an increased risk from radon in Ireland, with 170,000 homes now predicted to be at risk of radon exposure above the national reference level.
This is an increase of 45,000 homes, from the previous estimate in 2002.
The gas is naturally occurring, particularly in rock in western counties, and is linked to 350 new lung cancer cases in Ireland each year.
Senior scientist with the EPA, David Fenton, says it’s a significant public health risk and people need to act.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway West TD Mairead Farrell says the Government is “tone deaf” over the ongoing crisis in the rental sector.
She told the Dáil there’s an endless stream of people attending her office at Bohermore to seek help for their housing situation.
She once again highlighted the huge number of properties available on short-term platforms like AirBnB – but a total lack of properties on rental platforms like Daft.
Sinn Fein Deputy Farrell argues the Government is effectively doing nothing to make a real impact on the situation.
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