The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called on the HSE for stronger and more clear advice on mask wearing in public, as respiratory illnesses surge nationwide.
According to Trolleywatch by the INMO there are 534 people on trolleys waiting for a bed in Irish hospitals today. The nurses and midwives union say that if there was stronger advice about mask wearing and hand washing it could ease the pressures of the health service.
Last Tuesday the INMO reported that there was a record breaking 931 people on trolleys waiting for beds and that hospitals had reached crisis level.
