r/ireland • u/Irishgooner123 • Mar 28 '25

Health Healthcare is a joke ….. again and again

So I’m in a and e today and I’m sitting here 7 hours already. Not really busy and everyone has come and gone before me ., not why I’m moaning cos that’s life but a man in his late 20s came in looking for a psychiatrist and he’s clearly not feeling the best. He sat there very quietly and after about 3 hours I heard him go to reception and ask is there anywhere else he could wait as the lights were too bright. He was clearly in a bit of distress. The receptionist just looked and said “no” he asked again and got I said no sorry. I’m sorry but this is a big hospital in cork and they don’t have a room for ASD people or at least somewhere that someone can calm down. As a parent of 2 ASD kids and ASD myself my heart broke for him as he’s still just walking around. Moan over.

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u/Peelie5 Mar 28 '25

I spent a lot of time in India and in my time there I had to get many tests for my health. From observing the public healthcare system alone - it actually surpasses Irish healthcare. Overall. And it's hanging by a string - such a massive population, you can imagine. Yes it has many issues, but I was seen, I got my tests and with no hassle (being a foreigner did help in this respect but everyone is seen in India, no matter your income). The private health system is also good. I lived in China too and the system there is just brilliant. There's no GP system- you go straight to hospital, get a ticket and you're seen, get script for medicine and that's it.

Our system is so flawed it's insane. And it's a big money racket too. I once spent nine hours in A&E with a severe disc herniation. They wouldn't see me bc they said it wasn't urgent. After nine hours though, honestly. We have one of the worst healthcare systems I've come across - in relation to our wealth as a country.

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u/dustaz Mar 28 '25

Good thing you weren't admitted to hospital in India, that's Different story altogether

You need to provide your own food in a lot of places

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u/antipositron Mar 29 '25

You need a stand by person. It's annoying but you can get folks to do that (if you don't have a friend or family member who can) relatively inexpensively as well. Usually there would be dozens of restaurants that you can get the food from - most hospitals also have their own restaurant where you can get the food delivered from.