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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sophie Collins

Union calls for 'immediate steps' to be taken as trolley crisis worsens ahead of Bank Holiday weekend

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called on the HSE to take action ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend to avoid a hike in the number of patients on trolleys in hospitals nationwide.

Over the past few months, the INMO has been calling on officials to take urgent action to avoid the trolly crisis worsening, but with a busy few days ahead an increase in numbers is inevitable.

However, concerns are being raised among union members as they head into the Bank Holiday with overcrowding already being an issue.

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