Irish health minister criticises Cork hospital over high trolley numbers

Irish Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill criticised Cork University Hospital on October 22 over its high patient trolley numbers. The Irish Examiner reported that MacNeill questioned why the hospital has failed to reduce overcrowding despite receiving the highest level of staff recruitment in the country by a wide margin. [1]

According to the Irish Examiner, Cork University Hospital is one of the worst hospitals in Ireland for overcrowding. MacNeill noted that the facility had hired 233 new staff members but has still failed to improve its services. [1]

The Irish Examiner reported that MacNeill compared Cork University Hospital to Dublin's Beaumont Hospital and St James's Hospital. She pointed out that other hospitals received a similar number of new posts and successfully reduced their trolley numbers, while Cork did not. [1]