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THERE was a record number of patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry for the month of October. There were 382 patients waiting on trolleys this month compared to 220 in October of 2022 and the previous October high of 343 in 2021. Nationwide, 10,538 patients including 273 children […]

THERE was a decrease in patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry during August compared to the same month in 2022. There were 314 patients waiting on trolleys this month compared to last August’s all-time high of 343. Nationwide, over 9,720 patients, including 167 children, went without a bed […]

THE number of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry in March was the highest for that month since records began. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation trolley watch figures for the month showed there were 401 patients waiting on trolleys at UHK in March compared to 338 in […]

FEBRUARY saw 289 patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry, the highest number for the month since the same period in 2020. Back in February 2020 there were 449 people waiting on trolleys at UHK, the highest since records began back in 2006. The monthly Trolleywatch figures compiled by […]

THERE are 40 patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry today according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. This is a record number at the hospital since the INMO started compiling  figures based on daily checks in emergency departments and wards across the country in 2006. […]

YET again this year, this month was a record-breaker for the number of patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry. There were 343 people waiting on trolleys at UHK in August, an increase of 16 on the previous record for August last year when there were 327 patients on […]

THERE was a record number of patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry in July. There were 415 people waiting on trolleys at UHK in July, an increase of 180 on July 2021 when there were 235 patients on trolleys and up on the previous July record figure of 345 […]

THERE were 31 patients waiting on trolleys at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry this morning. This is the highest number this week, with 10 patients waiting on trolleys on Monday and 18 on Tuesday. Nationwide there are 540 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning in the country’s […]

THERE was a record number of patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry in June. There were 345 people waiting on trolleys at UHK last month, an increase of 295 on June 2021 when there were 50 patients on trolleys and up on the previous June record figure of 233 […]

THE number of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry in March was the highest for that month since March 2019. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation trolley watch figures for the month showed there were 338 patients waiting on trolleys at UHK compared to 144 in 2021, 169 […]

THERE were 30 patients waiting on trolleys at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry this morning. It’s the highest number this week and almost double Tuesday’s figure of 16. Nationwide there are 438 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning in the country’s hospitals, according to today’s Irish Nurses […]

FIVE hospitals in Ireland, including University Hospital Kerry, have had their worst-ever September for overcrowding this month, new figures from the INMO show. Cork University Hospital, Mercy University Hospital (Cork), University Hospital Kerry, Letterkenny University Hospital, and Portiuncula Hospital have all seen more patients on trolleys this September than any […]

THERE are 3o patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry today according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. It’s been a busy week at the hospital as yesterday there were 23 patients on trolleys and 24 on Wednesday, 21 on Tuesday and five on Monday. Tuesday […]

THERE were 233 patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry in June according to a new monthly analysis by the INMO. This is the highest number ever recorded in June since they began compiling the figures in 2006. The previous highest number for the month was 213 last year. […]

THE number of patients waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department and wards at University Hospital Kerry decreased in January on the same month in 2018, according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). There were 297 patients waiting on trolleys last month, compared to […]

CARS honking their horns and shouts of support from vehicles soundtracked the day for INMO members on the picket line outside University Hospital Kerry. The nurses were taking part in the nationwide strike today for better pay and conditions and began their picket at around 8am this morning. It was […]

NURSES and midwives will go on strike for 24 hours on January 30th, it was announced today . The union is legally required to give one week’s notice, but has given three to allow for safety planning. Should the dispute go unresolved, there will be further 24-hour strikes on 5th […]

95% of INMO nurses and midwives have voted to go on strike in a dispute over staff shortages and pay. The INMO’s Executive Council, made up of elected nurses and midwives from across Ireland, will meet on January 7th and 8th to discuss the result and decide the next steps. […]

THE number of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry in September was more than double the previous highest number for the month, according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations (INMO). There were 282 patients on trolleys last month, up from 114 in 2017 and […]

THIS month has been the worst August on record for overcrowding at University Hospital Kerry, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations (INMO) has revealed today. The INMO’s monthly Trolley Watch analysis shows that 300 admitted patients were forced to wait on chairs or trolleys in August 2018 at UHK – an […]

MEMBERS of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) working in the Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Kerry are to hold lunchtime protest on this Tuesday from 12.30pm to 2pm. The protest is to highlight their grave concern with regard to the continuing overcrowding of the ED with admitted patients awaiting […]

THE numbers of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry has risen from 623 in 2010 to 2,215  in 2017 according the the latest trolley watch figures. The figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) also show that there was an increase of one third on the […]

THE Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), has appointed a west Kerry Gaeltacht native to the position of General Secretary Designate from  July  1, 2017. Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha, will replace the current General Secretary, Liam Doran, when he retires on  January 1, 2018. Ms. Ní Sheaghdha, currently INMO Director of […]

THIS year has been the worst year for patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry since the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation began keeping records back in 2006. And this November was also by far the worst on record with 208 patients waiting, compared to 92 in the same month last […]

THERE were 16 patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry today. According to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Monday saw 11 people waiting on trolleys, while on Tuesday the figure had increased to 13. Today sees another rise in the figures from the INMO, which are […]

FIGURES from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation today reveal there are 21 people waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry today. These trolley watch numbers, which are not disputed by the HSE, are the highest ever recorded at UHK since the INMO started recording information ten years ago. Numbers had reached an all-time […]

THERE were 144 patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry during the month of July, the highest for that month since records began. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s (INMO) trolley/ward watch analysis has confirmed that this July saw record numbers of admitted patients on trolleys nationally, as compared to previous […]

FIGURES from the INMO have revealed that 2015 was a record year from patients waiting on trolleys at Kerry General Hospital. The Trolley Watch figures supplied by the organisation revealed the numbers were up 38% on 2014 and the highest since records began in 2006. This is way above the national average of 21%. […]

MEMBERS of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), working in the Emergency Department in Kerry General Hospital and in all of the country’s hospitals, have voted for a campaign of industrial action, including strike action, in protest at continuing overcrowding and inadequate staffing levels. In the recent ballot, over 92% of members voted in […]

  THERE were 137 patients waiting on trolleys last month at Kerry General Hospital, making it the worst October on record at the hospital. The figures are also reflected nationally, prompting the Executive Council of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) to decide to commence a nationwide ballot, of all of its […]