Number on trolleys at CUH hits highest in year

The number of people forced to wait on trolleys at one of the country’s largest hospitals, Cork University Hospital, is at its highest in a year.

Nationally, the number has reached its highest in almost five months.

Figures revealed by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that, despite Health Minister James Reilly’s emphasis on an improved winter situation this year, Ireland’s trolley crisis is continuing to impact on patient care.