Dublin South West TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has predicted a long\nwinter of vulnerable people on hospital trolleys and he said it was down to\ngovernment inaction and their failure to plan and invest wisely in our creaking\nhealth service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sinn F\u00e9in TD\u2019s comments come as the INMO published\nfigures showing there were not enough beds for 11,452 patients across our\nhospitals in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year there were 397 patients on trolleys in Tallaght\nUniversity Hospital in the month of October but this year the figure was 501,\nthe highest amount since 2006<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Se\u00e1n Crowe said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTrolley numbers are at their highest ever level. Home help hours are being frozen and cut. The lack of step down beds means many patients who are ready to be released are stuck in expensive\u00a0hospital beds and unable to go home because of a lack of any supports that will enable them to lead independent lives.<\/p>
\u201cDisability services are also under attack from a lack of key personnel. Children with profound speech and language needs are waiting years on lists and the demands for special school places for children are at an all-time high<\/p>
\u201cClearly we are seeing a perfect storm emerging and the health service is totally unprepared for the winter ahead. All through the summer the number of patients on trolleys has been higher than in previous years, and now the situation has dramatically escalated.<\/p>
\u201cIf serious changes are not implemented soon then the health service could very well collapse under the sheer weight of mismanagement and incompetence from the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, and the HSE this winter.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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