Health

Donnelly plans €1bn rapid delivery of 1,500 hospital beds

Minister has pushed for relaxation of capital spending rules to expedite health projects under €200 million

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly: his intervention comes at a time when hospitals are under renewed pressure, with a peak of 645 people on trolleys last week. Picture: RollingNews.ie

A €1 billion plan to rapidly deliver 1,500 new hospital beds across the country is being put together by Stephen Donnelly.

The Minister for Health’s intervention comes at a time when hospitals are under renewed pressure, with a peak of 645 people on trolleys last week.

The HSE has issued a tender for “up to 1,500 beds in total” across 15 hospital sites as a matter of “urgent priority” during the remainder of 2023 and ...