57 patients left on trolleys at Tallaght A&E

Fifty-seven people were left waiting on trolleys in the accident and emergency department of Tallaght Hospital last night, according to the Irish Nurses Organisation.

57 patients left on trolleys at Tallaght A&E

Fifty-seven people were left waiting on trolleys in the accident and emergency department of Tallaght Hospital last night, according to the Irish Nurses Organisation.

The INO said the overcrowding situation in the hospital last night was the worst it had ever seen, with more than 20 serious cases also awaiting treatment in the A&E waiting room.

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