60pc spike in flu hospitalisations in a week as 16 ambulances wait with patients outside one A&E

"There is a growing number of people in hospital with flu and cases are increasing daily. The HSE is asking everyone to help stop the spread of flu by staying at home if you're sick."

"Some ambulances with critical and unstable patients have already been told to bypass Navan's Emergency Department since 2022 as part of HSE reconfiguration plans."

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