The INMO has announced that 709 patients are waiting on hospital trolleys across the country today.
Overall, 533 patients are waiting in an emergency department, while 176 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.
The top 5 most overcrowded hospitals are: University Hospital Limerick with 90 patients, Cork University Hospital with 72 patients, St James’ Hospital with 53 patients, Tallaght University Hospital with 49 patients, and University Hospital Galway with 48 patients.
INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said in a statement that “today’s figures demonstrate we have had yet another busy weekend across all hospital sites. We have seen a pattern of extremely high levels of overcrowding following weekends, this cannot continue.
“The INMO is now requesting that the HSE immediately carry out a full review of weekend activity across all hospital sites and in the community sector.
“The pressure that nurses and midwives are under can no longer be sustained at this level.”