<description>&lt;p&gt;It's claimed that ambulances carrying non-urgent patients were diverted from Sligo in recent days due to chronic overcrowding.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It comes as the two North West hospital have not been mentioned in a national report on improvements in urgent and emergency care.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The data shows incremental improvements and when compared to 2024, a significant reduction of 8% in the number of patients waiting on a trolley at 8.00am over the first ten months.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several sites are said to consistently achieve good operational grip, thereby avoiding congestion however Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals have not been included.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sligo Leitrim Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny says it's a difficult situation for both staff and patients:&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Ambulances with non-urgent patient diverted from Sligo

NOV 14, 20252 MIN
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Ambulances with non-urgent patient diverted from Sligo

NOV 14, 20252 MIN

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<p>It's claimed that ambulances carrying non-urgent patients were diverted from Sligo in recent days due to chronic overcrowding.</p><p>It comes as the two North West hospital have not been mentioned in a national report on improvements in urgent and emergency care.</p><p>The data shows incremental improvements and when compared to 2024, a significant reduction of 8% in the number of patients waiting on a trolley at 8.00am over the first ten months.</p><p>Several sites are said to consistently achieve good operational grip, thereby avoiding congestion however Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals have not been included.</p><p>Sligo Leitrim Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny says it's a difficult situation for both staff and patients:</p>