University Hospital Limerick- what can be done?
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Very funny.
You’ve clearly not read what I’ve posted. The question by the OP was not ‘please tell us all how bad it is over and over again’. The question was ‘what can be done’. I set out to narrow down the issue not to UHL broadly but to the ED in UL; why the ED is overcrowded; why it’s not a UHL only issue, how it’s systemic and historical; and how simple answers to complex issues by people who don’t even know the question is unhelpful to say the least. I gave facts, figures and evidence - not only specific to UHL but more broadly to the Health Service as the topic expanded to show that not as bad as people make out - merely that it’s bad from your perspective when you’ve engaged with the service. I’ve clearly expressed that any harm is unacceptable, I’ve shown compassion to those who attend and who have been harmed, and challenged commentators on here who think people don’t deserve to attend.
You know nothing about me. You don’t know anything about my health history, my families health history or how many times I’ve been in a hospital or otherwise with a family member.
I’ve never defended poor care - I’ve tried to explain WHY it has occurred so as to form a basis of how to improve it.
If your mother wishes to die at home, might I suggest an EPOA where her will and preference is respected. (Hope you don’t mind the enormous, complex, decades long work it took to implement that.)
The evidence you challenge you dismiss by challenging the methodology. All you have to do is click the link and read. All the details for you are there. But let me shorten it for you - as you seem to have difficulty comprehending these issues - even though it’s literally in the front page. 10,904 people; 44% response rate. It’s an internationally validated survey, comparable to a number of national patient surveys worldwide; where Ireland has one of the HIGHEST response rates of any country worldwide. (This must be hard for you).
Here’s UHL as you can’t seem to find this information yourself.
There’s 67 questions. Explore it yourself.
Only 7% said they were not treated with respect and dignity. Going up to 33% in ED (see, not hiding anything)
Areas to improve
Areas they’ve done well on.
But the best you can come up with is violence. Brilliant.
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I don’t doubt that they can only do so much. But they can do more, and outcomes are better. More community services can do more if then work that they do to offload pressure from the hospital but also because outcomes are better.
A good example of course is COPD. The highest attendances at ED are for COPD; the highest across the OECD; the highest rate of admissions from ED is for COPD. COPD outreach services are excellent. Totally underfunded and totally need more nationwide. Of the 10 episodes that some one would present to ED with, it could be reduced by 5. Five attendances fewer to ED by the volume of COPD is a lot of pressure off the system and a lot of bed days freed up.
Not more evidence!!!
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as a farmer, while I would be happy with the money I would say the “raw material” food produced in Ireland are amoung the healthiest world wide.
There are already organic options for consumers (but sales are low as consumers are price sensitive).
The real problem is the food manufacturers. Pick up a random packet of food and there are 20 ingredients/sweetners/preservatives /numbers. The “meat” or “grain” from the farmer is not the problem IMO. This is the bread I am eating. It’s quiet a list.
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