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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sophie Collins & Louise Burne

Record 931 patients on trolleys awaiting hospital bed as INMO call for 'immediate and serious intervention'

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is calling for ‘immediate and serious intervention’ from the Irish government as new figures show 931 patients are on trolleys waiting for a bed in hospitals nationwide.

This marks the highest number of patients that have been without a hospital bed since the trade union began counting trolleys back in 2006.

There are 767 patients on trolleys in emergency departments and 164 on trolleys elsewhere in hospitals.

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