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Hospital Wait times in excess of 15 hours for some patients seeking treatment

We speak to two individuals who had to endure wait times in excess of 15 hours in Irish hospital, when it mattered most. Joining Pat today was Con Daly had to wait 15 hours for treatment and his daughter didn’t receive the medication to dissolve a...

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08.00 21 Jul 2022


Hospital Wait times in excess of 15 hours for some patients seeking treatment


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We speak to two individuals who had to endure wait times in excess of 15 hours in Irish hospital, when it mattered most. Joining Pat today was Con Daly had to wait 15 hours for treatment and his daughter didn’t receive the medication to dissolve a blood clot following a stroke because the ambulance took 3 hours to arrive.

Also talking to Pat was Martyna in Dublin, her mum had to wait 15 hours, miss a day of work just to get her bloods done.


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