Emergency departments are facing ongoing challenges due to bed capacity and staff shortages, according to a recent report from the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), reports RTE.
The overcrowding in these departments compromises the well-being and safety of patients, as stated by HIQA.
The report, which provides an overview of healthcare services monitoring and regulation from 2021 to 2023, highlights that many inspected emergency departments were over capacity, with patients waiting for a bed in the intended capacity, reports RTE.
Opportunities for improvement were identified in most of the emergency departments inspected.
It said “as a contrast, overall compliance in wards and clinical areas in hospitals visited by inspectors was generally quite good in 2022 and 2023”, reports RTE.
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