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Cork Hospital Staffing Crisis Deepens | Cork News
Cork University Hospital is in crisis as clinical leaders and the CEO warn of unsafe conditions due to crippling staff shortages — over a thousand unfilled roles and a broken hiring process are forcing patients into dangerous delays. From radiation oncology to emergency rooms, doctors are sounding alarms, stressing this isn’t just operational chaos but a direct threat to patient safety. A Labour Senator demands transparency, calling for public access to staffing-linked safety assessments, while the hospital grapples with a €35 million deficit fueled by soaring pay costs — all under financial…
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