'Dangerous' Level of Hospital Overcrowding Following Bank Holiday Weekend

'Dangerous' level of hospital overcrowding following bank holiday weekend

A ‘dangerous’ level of overcrowding has been confirmed across Irish hospitals this week following on from the October bank holiday. The INMO (Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation) confirmed 777 patients were without beds in Irish hospitals as of Tuesday, October 27. The organisation confirmed that 108 patients were without beds at the University Hospital Limerick, […]

'Dangerous' levels of hospital overcrowding with 777 people on trolleys, says INMO

The INMO said the overcrowding after the bank holiday demonstrates a “total failure in planning”.

'Dangerous' overcrowding with 777 waiting for bed

There are 777 patients without a bed in hospitals around the country, according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

What’s causing overcrowding in hospitals?

‘As it stands now, we don’t have safe staffing.’ 777 admitted patients are without a bed in hospitals around Ireland,[...]

Rapid rise in hospital overcrowding after October bank holiday

INMO records 777 patients without a  bed this morning, while HSE records 544 trolleys in use – double the number recorded on the same day last year

777 patients without a bed in Irish hospitals today

There are no beds available today for more than 100 people who have been admitted to University Hospital Limerick. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation the hospital serving North Tipp is by far the most overcrowded in the country with 109 patients being cared for on trolleys or chairs. It’s followed by Letterkenny […]