Dr Fergal Hickey: Forum to look at emergency department overcrowding
Dr Fergal Hickey, a senior emergency consultant at Sligo Regional Hospital, questions the need for a new forum to look at emergency department overcrowding
Doctor shortages in A&E are “dangerous”
Dr. Chris Luke, A&E consultant in emergency medicine at Cork University Hospital and Mercy Hospital Cork, outlined the issues facing A&Es with a shortage of... Read More
Dr Mark Doyle warns over staffing levels in Emergency Departments
Mark Doyle, President of the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine, warning over staffing levels in Emergency Departments. RTÉ Radio 1 “News At One” Monday 9... Read More
Dr Fergal Hickey: Emergency Wards Chaos
Dr Fergal Hickey, a senior emergency consultant at Sligo Regional Hospital, has warned that the increasing numbers of patients infected with influenza being admitted to... Read More
Dr Chris Luke: Emergency Department Violent Attacks
Emergency departments across the country are well used to dealing with victims of violence and excessive drinking but according to Dr Chris Luke, an emergency medicine... Read More
Mr Fergal Hickey on Letterkenny’s ED flooding
Mr Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, speaks about recent floods on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland Show.
Paediatric distraction techniques – ‘Jedward gloves’
A study in the Emergency Medical Journal by Dr Eoin Fogarty suggests that a face drawn on an inflated rubber glove is a good way... Read More
Letterkenny ED Opening
The Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly, TD officially opened the new Emergency Department at Letterkenny General Hospital in Co. Donegal on Friday 22 March... Read More
MMUH ED Opening
The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital’s new Emergency Department opened for patients on Sunday 17th February 2013. The new ED boasts cutting-edge facilities and state-of-the-art medical... Read More