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The chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum is calling for the health authority to fasttrack the appointment of a new manager for University Hospital Galway in the wake of the facility’s poor showing in the HSE’s latest league tables.

The numbers of patients being treated on trolleys at Mayo General Hospital remained consistently high this week, despite a quieter start to the week than has been experienced recently.

A leading local union official is calling on the Government to provide funding on a phased basis to open much needed beds at the west’s flagship hospital.

Staff at the Bon Secours private hospital in Renmore will begin strike action on Monday over cuts in pay.

The numbers of patients being treated on trolleys at Mayo General Hospital this week saw a slight reprieve but rose again towards the end of the week.

According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation there are 21 people being treated on trolleys at Mayo General Hospital today out of 435 nationwide. The HSE say the hospital’s emergency department is under pressure and has advised patients to attend their GPs our GP out of hours service if it is not an absolute emergency. Some elective admissions have been postponed. Contact the hospital for information.

According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation there are 25 people being treated on trolleys at Mayo General Hospital today out of 475 nationwide.

There are major delays being experienced at Mayo General Hospital’s emergency department which has experienced an extremely busy week. On Wednesday morning the HSE said more than 20 patients required admission to the hospital while according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation there were 27 patients being treated on trolleys and 21 yesterday (Thursday).