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Cork Hospital Staffing Crisis Deepens | Cork News
Cork University Hospital is in crisis as over a thousand staff positions remain unfilled, jeopardizing critical patient care—especially in children’s neurology and cancer radiology. A new internal hiring approval process, combined with an already overstaffed limit, has stalled new hires, leaving essential services understaffed and at risk. With patient demand up 12% and elderly admissions doubling the national average, delays in approvals are forcing cancellations, outsourcing, and even canceling specialist visits. The CEO insists it’s time to shift from limiting posts to actively managing…
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