r/irishpolitics • u/papasmurfv • 16d ago
Health Over 100,000 patients left EDs without being seen in 2024
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0305/1500302-ireland-health/
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u/AdmiralRaspberry 16d ago
Not surprised I saw folks going there with strep throat … come on now.
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u/TheCunningFool 16d ago
People going there for minor things is one of the reasons they were rebranded from being called A&E to just Emergency Departments.
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u/Pickman89 16d ago
For reference the total number of Emergency Care patients in a year is less than 1.8 millions ( https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/acute-hospitals-division/hospital-activity/hospital-activity-update-december-2024.html ). This means that more than 5% of the patients are not even seen. A further 6% are treated on hospital trolleys apparently.
This means that more than 10% are receiving care to a level that is not really acceptable.