It is “possible” that over 1,000 people will be on hospital trolleys without beds over the next number of weeks, the HSE boss has conceded.
It comes amid stark warnings that the flu season may not end until April or May and that there will be a “significant and sustained” increase next three to four weeks. Trolley numbers reached record highs this week, with 931 people waiting on a bed on Tuesday. By Thursday, the number had dropped to 639.
Speaking at a briefing at HSE headquarters on Thursday afternoon, CEO Stephen Mulvaney said that things will get worse before they get better. He told The Mirror that he could not rule out over 1,000 people being on hospital trolleys.
