The Mater Hospital has limited activity to essential services only from yesterday evening.
This means outpatient appointments and elective surgeries will be reduced to essential services until further notice.
The Mater says it regrets the impact this will have on its patients and it's also extremely busy with high numbers attending.
1/ PSA: The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital is limiting activity at the hospital to essential services only from this evening. This means that outpatient appointments and elective surgeries will be curtailed to essential services until further notice…
— Mater Hospital Trauma (@MaterTrauma) November 12, 2021
However, it says these new arrangements are necessary to deal with the impact of the latest wave of Covid-19.
Where possible it's advising patients to seek help from their GP or local injury clinic unless they think they need hospital care.
