Health Watchdog Finds Gross Overcrowding and Staff Shortage at UHK – February 22nd, 2023

HIQA has found that the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry to be grossly overcrowded and understaffed. The Health Information and Quality Authority was also concerned with the apparent delay in fully implementing the learning and recommendations from the look-back of radiology services carried out in 2018, and the potential for patient safety risk associated with this delay. Jerry speaks to HIQA’s director of healthcare regulation, Seán Egan.