Safety fears for Limerick A&E department with 45 on trolleys

Nurses raised fears about the safety of the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick yesterday as the number of patients on trolleys reached 45.

Nationally, 471 patients were on hospital trolleys in emergency departments and on wards — the highest over the last two months.

Industrial relations officer with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Patsy Doyle, described the emergency department at the UHL as dangerous.