Dublin\nSouth West TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has called out the HSE and the Minister for Health\nfor their failure to tackle delayed discharges at Tallaght University Hospital,\nwhich is a huge factor in causing overcrowding at the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nSinn F\u00e9in TD spoke out after figures released to Sinn F\u00e9in through a parliamentary\nquestion show that 11,319 bed days were lost at Tallaght hospital between January\nand November 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy\nSe\u00e1n Crowe said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDelayed discharge patients are clinically fit for discharge from hospital, but because of a lack of home help or a step down nursing home bed they can’t be discharged – this increasingly common practice constitutes one biggest financial waste in the health service and has cost the health service nearly \u20ac600 million since 2016.<\/p>
\u201cHundreds of millions are being wasted by the short sighted policy of keeping these patients in acute hospital beds.<\/p>
\u201cDelayed discharges are a huge factor in the trolley crisis and it keeps sick patients from getting a hospital bed that they badly need.<\/p>
\u201cIt is also incredibly unfair on the patients stuck in hospital who are ready to be discharged but need additional supports for independent living.<\/p>
\u201cFrom January to November last year 11,319 bed days have been lost in Tallaght hospital due to delayed discharges. <\/p>
\u201cThese patients should be given the home help supports they need so they can be discharged, or given a space in a step down facility or a nursing home. That way these high demand and highly sought hospital beds can be used to reduce waiting\u00a0 lists and get more patients into Tallaght hospital and off trolleys.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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