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Intent: raise awareness of overcrowding in acute hospitals and the affect it was having on staff - sought a meeting
Details: Overcrowding in Acute Hospitals
Intent: Resource healthcare based on population need; Increase ED capacity in the region either through expansion of existing facilities or through investment in a new 24 hour care facility; Increase the number of acute hospital inpatient beds based on population needs and the recommended 85% safe occupancy rates; Staff hospitals and Emergency Departments for the 95 percentile level of attendances rather than at the average level of attendances.::Ensuring nursing home and step down bed availability keeps up with demand and avoiding delayed discharges; Provide for the scheduled care needs of the population with timely access to investigations, specialist out-patients and intervention, adequate operating theatre spaces and staffing to address the clinical needs of patients.Invest in GP Capacity.
Details: Independent Review to inform the Delivery of Urgent and Emergency Healthcare Services in the Mid-West Region.
Intent: Address ED Overcrowding -Increase ED capacity in the region either through expansion of existing facilities or investment in a new 24 hour care facility. - Urgently increase the number of inpatient beds in UHL & the region based on population needs & 85% safe occupancy rates- Update & replace old infrastructure- Resource achievement of the 6-Hour Target from time of arrival in the ED to admission to a ward bed or discharge- Ensure timely access to diagnostics & laboratory services ::Increase ED Staffing levels - Ensure appropriate staffing levels for population numbers including medical and other health professions - Staff hospitals and Emergency Departments for the 95 percentile level of attendances rather than at the average level of attendances. Staffing Emergency Departments on the basis of their average daily attendances results in inadequate levels of staffing much of the time.::Address delayed discharges- Ensure nursing home and step down bed availability keeps up with demand
Details: HIQA Independent Review to inform the Decision-Making around the Design and Delivery of Urgent and Emergency Healthcare Services in the Mid-West region of Ireland.
