Patients advised to contact GP before attending Naas Hospital due to overcrowding today

By Kim O'Leary

Naas General Hospital is asking patients to go to their GP first before attending the hospital due to a large number of patients attending the hospital's Emergency Department today.

It is understood that an increased number of patients have so far been admitted to the hospital.

Patients are advised to contact their local GP and to only attend Naas General Hospital in the event of an emergency.

In a statement, Naas Hospital said: "The Emergency Department at Naas General Hospital is experiencing high levels of attendances and admissions today. In order to assist the Hospital is requesting that patients in the first instance, consider using their GP for medical assessment, where possible. The situation will be reviewed on an ongoing basis."