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UHG second most overcrowded hospital nationwide during August
Galway Bay fm newsroom – University Hospital Galway was one of the most overcrowded hospitals in the country this month.
That’s according to new figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
The report also shows that the past few weeks are the worst on record for Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe.
619 people have waited on trolleys at UHG this month – the second highest figure in the country behind University Hospital Limerick.
While it’s a marginal improvement on the figure for July, which stood at 643, it’s a major contributing factor in what the IMO calls ‘record breaking’ numbers nationwide during August.
It was a particularly bad month for Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinsloe – where 162 people have waited on trolleys in recent weeks.
That’s the highest number experienced at the facility in over 10 years by a significant margin.
The INMO says nationally, almost 8 thousand patients were forced to wait on chairs or trolleys this month – an increase of 2% on the same time last year.
Tony Fitzpatrick of the INMO says the problem is not getting any better and says filling vacant posts is a major problem as we head towards the winter months.
The INMO will meet the HSE and the Department of Health at the Workplace Relations Commission next week to discuss staffing and overcrowding.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The jury in the trial of Michael Scott, who denies murdering his aunt Chrissie Treacy in Portumna by running over her in an agricultural teleporter, can return a majority verdict
The jury had been deliberating for just over 11 hours and 18 minutes when the court registrar asked last evening if they had reached a verdict on which they all agreed.
When the jury foreman said, no, Ms Justice Caroline Biggs said that the time has come when the court will accept a majority verdict.
She said there is no rush and asked the jury to take their time
They are returning to the Central Criminal Court this morning for their fifth day of deliberations.
58 year old Mr Scott of Gortanumera has pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Treacy outside her home in Derryhiney on April 27, 2018.
The prosecution case is that Mr Scott deliberately reversed over Ms Treacy following a long-running dispute over land.
Mr Scott’s lawyers say her death was a tragic accident.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – We can’t afford to wait until 2028 for a badly-needed set of traffic lights at Merlin Park Junction.
That’s according to Councillor Alan Cheevers, who’s says it’s unacceptable that we’re supposed to wait for the works to be done as part of the Dublin Roads Bus Connect project.
It’s is a major transformative project that will add dedicated bus and cycle lanes, as well as improved pedestrian access, between Doughiska and the city centre.
But under current estimates, it won’t be completed until at least 2028.
Councillor Cheevers feels the lights at Merlin Park Hospital need to be done now
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The second Galway Youth Climate Assembly will be held at Atlantic Technological University tomorrow.
The first one was held last November, with around a hundred young people from secondary schools attending.
Biodiversity, Transport and Energy are among the topics up for discussion at this week’s assembly.
There will also be experts in attendance, while there will also be presentations from students.
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