A whopping 5,642 people including 2,237 children left Dublin emergency departments without being admitted in December.
Figures released to Sinn Fein Health spokesman Deputy David Cullinane by the Health Information and Quality Authority show that the number of people who presented at emergency departments in Dublin but weren't admitted in December has increased significantly since the same month in 2019.
During the month, 1,244 patients left the Mater without being admitted, compared to 878 in December 2019. CHI's emergency departments in Crumlin and Temple St saw 2,237 children leave without being seen in December, up from 980 during the same time in 2019.
