TD Peadar Tóibín says a pertinent question that needs answering is: how many patients have died as a result of prolonged wait times?
Patients can now expect to endure an average stay of over seven hours in a hospital emergency department
Patients can now expect to endure an average stay of over seven hours in a hospital emergency department – which is one hour longer than a decade ago, new figures reveal.
The HSE measures patient experience time (PET), covering the entire visit from the point at which a person registers at the emergency department to when they get a bed or are discharged.
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