Hospital group chief executive Colette Cowan has remained in unpaid role in spite of Limerick hospital’s trolley crisis being worst in country

A patient flow report commissioned by University Hospital Limerick and carried out by Deloitte found that the hospital’s use of multiple patient record systems adds ‘duplication and complexity’ with ‘no obvious’ upside

Hospital is also recruiting emergency department staff and patient flow coordinators to ease overcrowding

University Hospital Limerick management has defended the hospital’s performance by citing a lack of beds, but a Hiqa inspection also found that a shortage of nurses, slow patient throughput and delayed discharges at weekends were adding to its problems