CUH chief seeks ‘honesty’ on trolley crisis

INMO defends figures as hospital boss says ‘many patients are appropriately on trolleys’ for assessment

The CEO of Cork University Hospital has taken issue with the INMO’s trolley figures and says there needs to be “a more honest national debate” on the issue.

In a blog published on the CUH website, Tony McNamara also said “many patients are appropriately on trolleys in Assessment Units in our hospitals awaiting a decision as to whether they require admission or not”.