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Let's take a look (or a listen) back to last year's IEMTA ASM, and specifically the inaugural Fergal Hickey lecture, given by none other than Dr Fergal Hickey himself. Make sure you don't miss out on a ticket for this year's IEMTA ASM in RCSI's Albert Theatre, April 27th. Ticket info to follow, so keep an eye on our socials!
Communications Officer with the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine, Dr. Fergal Hickey.
Yesterday, almost 1,000 people were waiting on trolleys at Irish hospitals. In University Hospital Kerry, the number was 40 – the highest ever since the Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation started recording statistics 17 years ago. Treasa spoke to Dr Fergal Hickey, communications officer of the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine, and Dr Martin Boyd, consultant in emergency medicine at UHK, and chair of the Medicine Board about the crisis.
Dr Fergal Hickey, Communications Officer for the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine (& former consultant in emergency medicine at Sligo University Hospital)
Today there are 760 patients in the country without a hospital bed. The INMO is calling for URGENT action on this issue. Emmet Oliver was joined by Dr Fergal Hickey, Communications Officer for the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine and Tony Fitzpatrick, Director of Services with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation…
Fergal Hickey, president of the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine joined The Last Word to discuss hospital waiting lists, staff shortages and delays in discharging patients. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.
Fergal Hickey, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER with the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine.
Fergal Hickey, Emergency Consultant, discusses a new HIQA report on a number of hospital emergency departments.
Dr. Fergal Hickey, President, Irish Association of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Knut MOe, GP in Churchtown, Co. Dublin
Jerry speaks to the president of the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine, Fergal Hickey, about the crisis faced by hospital emergency departments including University Hospital Kerry.
Dr Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital, says he sees no evidence of the gradual downgrading of the Hospital. Dr Hickey retired from his position yesterday, and has been a vocal campaigner over many years for increased bed capacity, and solutions to ease overcrowding and patient delays
Fergal Hickey, Irish Association of Emergency Medicine, and Deputy Peadar Tóibín, Chair of the Save Navan Hospital Campaign, on plans to reconfigure the Emergency Department at the Co Meath Hospital.
Dr Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital, has called on the Government to prioritise reducing overcrowding in hospitals in the way they are sorting the long delays at Dublin Airport. Dr Hickey says the overcrowding at Sligo Hospital's Emergency Department last weekend was the worst ever
Seriously ill people are waiting in Emergency Departments for on average about 13 hours before they are admitted to hospital. Tallaght University Hospital has the longest waits in the country – an average of 24.5 hours before a patient is admitted. Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo and President for the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine joined Kieran to discuss his concerns over the numbers going into emergency wards and what can be done to address the issue. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
The Taoiseach and his Ministers wouldn't be as glib in their comments on mask-wearing and the spread of Covid were they to visit Hospital Emergency Departments for themselves. That's according to Dr Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital, who maintains hospitals are not capable of functioning at present
Dr Fergal Hickey, Irish Association of Emergency Medicine President, says the Government must take action to curb the spread of Covid 19.
Brian O'Connell Reports and Fergal Hickey, President, Irish Association of Emergency Medicine
We're back with a fiery trauma special, guaranteed to take your breath away! Mohammed is joined by Marike and Marcus to explore our case, with our Adult in the Room Dr Robyn Powell on hand to check their work. Orla then sits down with Mr Fergal Hickey to talk training for trauma as we look forward to ATLS courses coming back this year. Right, let's get to it!
We're joined by four healthcare workers to examine what working during the latest wave of Covid has been like so far - Dr Amy Morgan is a GP based in Drogheda, Brendan Flynn is a paramedic supervisor, Dr Fergal Hickey is an emergency medicine consultant, and Dr Catherine Motherway is head of an intensive care unit. The Explainer is brought to you by The Journal. Providing open access to valuable journalism in Ireland has been the aim of The Journal for a decade. You can contribute to ensure we can keep questioning, investigating, debunking, explaining and informing at www.thejournal.ie/contribute/
Dr. Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital and President of the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine on the challenges faced by hospitals.
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Claire Brock is joined by Willie O'Dea TD, David Cullinane TD, Gavan Reilly, Dr Fergal Hickey, Richard Grogan, Maeve McElwee and Fr Peter McVerry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dr. Fergal Hickey, president of the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine and an ED consultant in Sligo University Hospital
Dr Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital on the ongoing problem of overcrowded emergency departments and the impact of the Delta variant in these settings.
Dr Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital, on why the healthcare system is facing a 'perfect storm' as Delta variant spreads.
Anne O'Connor, HSE Chief Operations Officer; and Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital, on the period since the cyber-attack and the ongoing impact on the health service.
Emily O'Connor, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in Dublin, Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital, Paul C. Dwyer, CEO at Cyber Risk International
Dr Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital and Communications Officer for the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine, outlines the impact of the cyber attack on emergency services.