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Derry News

Altnagelvin A&E under immense pressure as Doctor says staff facing 'dire straits'

An emergency department consultant has appealed to the public for help to ease hospital pressures after admitting his staff are facing “dire straits." The Western Health and Social Care Trust posted a Twitter video featuring Dr Sandy Nelson at ...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:58

Northern Ireland

Emergency department staff ‘facing dire straits’, warns consultant

An emergency department consultant has appealed to the public for help to ease hospital pressures after admitting his staff are facing “dire straits”. The Western health trust posted a Twitter video featuring Sandy Nelson at Altnagelvin ...

04 Oct 2022 at 19:01

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Waiting times soar in County Derry's hospitals

The length of time patients attending emergency departments (EDs) in County Derry's hospitals has risen, despite a fall in the numbers presenting. Figures released by the Department of Health (DoH) have shown an increase in average ...

03 Aug 2022 at 09:00

National News

'Bleak winter' warning as emergency wait times and hospital numbers grow

Close to 25,000 people had to wait longer than 24 hours in an emergency department (ED) in the first five months of the year, latest figures show. Figures also show that out of that number, 8,204 were aged over 75. Overall ...

02 Aug 2022 at 18:14

National News

Urgent action sought as over 100 people attend hospital emergency department in one night

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has sought urgent action after there were over 100 patients in the Emergency Department of one hospital on Monday night, with one patient waiting for 68 hours before they ...

24 May 2022 at 11:23

Call for public health measures to be renewed amid Covid ‘chaos’ in hospitals

National News

Call to renew public health measures amid Covid ‘chaos’ in hospitals

There has been a call to reintroduce public health measures amid a “chaotic situation” in Irish hospitals. There were almost 40,000 cases of Covid-19 reported on Monday, from the previous three days. There were 1,624 ...

29 Mar 2022 at 10:15

Local News

Altnagelvin opens first hospital sensory room in the North

The first Sensory Room in a North hospital that supports patients with adult learning disabilities has opened at Altnagelvin. Acute Liaison Nurse for Adult Learning Disability, Clionagh McElhinney, has been the ...

14 Dec 2021 at 12:17

Local News

Unprecedented waiting times at Altnagelvin's A&E

Altnagelvin's Emergency Department- alongside emergency departments across Northern Ireland- are experiencing immense pressure as patients face unprecedented waiting times. At the beginning of the week, 110 ...

12 Jan 2023 at 16:00

County Derry Post

Derry hospital's Emergency Department 'very busy' with 99 people waiting

The Western Health and Social Care Trust says the Emergency Department at Altnagelvin Hospital is very busy this evening (Monday) and has urged members of the public to attend only if they have a medical ...

06 Dec 2021 at 21:43

Derry News

Derry's Altnagelvin Hospital Emergency Department 'very busy' with over 66 people waiting

The Western Health and Social Care Trust says the Emergency Department at Altnagelvin Hospital is very busy this afternoon and has urged members of the public to attend only if they have a medical or ...

29 Oct 2021 at 18:20

Derry News

Appeal to stay safe this Halloween to help Altnagelvin Hospital

As hospitals come under severe pressure due to the fourth surge of COVID-19 pandemic, Emergency Services are appealing for people in Derry to be safe this Halloween. Dr Paul Baylis, Consultant in ...

30 Oct 2021 at 12:30

The Assembly

Foyle MLA expresses concern as Emergency Departments reach breaking point

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has expressed serious concerns around the situation unfolding in Emergency Departments across the North. He has been liaising with the Western Trust in recent months ...

21 Jul 2023 at 15:08

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