ED overcrowding crisis in Irish Emergency Departments (EDs)

IEMTA has written a letter to HIQA highlighting the concerns we have for the safety of our patients in relation to the continuous overcrowding in Irish EDs. We know from medical research that Emergency Department overcrowding is linked with poor patient outcomes and higher mortality rates.

We call on the government and the HSE to implement the recommendations of the 2012 HIQA Tallaght hospital report.