22/01/2026
My heart goes out to these people, and the staff. It must be so stressful facing into work when the system that you work in has failed so.
It seems to me that the HSE really needs to see Complimentary therapies as a way to prevent getting to this point. Rather than prescriptions and referral to consultants with huge waiting lists, there are very real alternatives.
* Educate people about their immunity system and how to protect it.
* Teach people the importance of sunlight, reducing screen time.
*Stop flouridating our water.
*Ban vapes
*Ban table salt
* Refer out to Osteopaths, Bowen Therapists and chiropractors
* Refer out to Scar and adhesions therapists
* There are many skills that are ignored by mainstream medicine. Kinesiology, reflexology, accupuncture, Reiki, Sound Therapy have immediate affects on patients.
Refer out and include these therapies as a preventative measure. This allows hospital professionals deal with those who can't be helped by other professions.
My heart goes out to these people, and the staff. It must be so stressful facing into work when the system that you work in has failed so.
It seems to me that the HSE really needs to see Complimentary therapies as a way to prevent getting to this point. Rather than prescriptions and referral to consultants with huge waiting lists, there are very real alternatives.
* Educate people about their immunity system and how to protect it.
* Teach people the importance of sunlight, reducing screen time.
*Stop flouridating our water.
*Ban vapes
*Ban table salt
* Refer out to Osteopaths, Bowen Therapists and chiropractors
* Refer out to Scar and adhesions therapists
* There are many skills that are ignored by mainstream medicine. Kinesiology, reflexology, accupuncture, Reiki, Sound Therapy have immediate affects on patients.
Refer out and include these therapies as a preventative measure. This allows hospital professionals deal with those who can't be helped by other professions.
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Today’s hospital overcrowding figures lay bare the strain across the health service.
Nationwide, 653 patients are without a bed.
• 363 on trolleys
• 290 on wards awaiting admission
This is not a one-off spike. It reflects a system under sustained pressure, day after day, winter and summer alike.
In Cork alone, the picture is sobering. Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork together account for dozens of patients waiting for appropriate care today. Behind every number sits a person, often older, often in pain, often waiting far too long.
Overcrowding at this scale does not arise by accident. It stems from chronic bed shortages, delayed discharges, weak community capacity, and the persistent failure to match staffing and infrastructure to population need.
Staff continue to perform heroically. Patients continue to wait. Families continue to worry.
What is missing is urgency at government level. Clear timelines. Bed capacity delivered, not promised. Step-down care expanded. Accountability for delays.
People deserve treatment with dignity, not on a trolley in a corridor.
