Over 630 patients on trolleys across Irish hospitals today, say INMO

Over 631 patients are on trolleys in Irish hospitals today, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

Commenting on today’s figures, INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said: “As predicted, it has been an incredibly busy weekend across all hospital sites. Over 631 patients are without beds today.

“It is unacceptable that 140 patients are on trolleys in inappropriate bed spaces on hospital wards.

“The HSE must direct hospitals to cancel electives and concentrate on the de-escalation of trolleys from understaffed and overburdened wards.

“It is obvious that in times of severe overcrowding such as this weekend and going into the week ahead, that our public hospital system cannot provide both safe emergency and elective care.

“The provision of safe care must be the priority.”