8,000 patients on trolleys last month, say nurses

Latest: More than 8,000 patients spent time on trolleys waiting for beds in Irish hospitals last month, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

Update 5pm: More than 8,000 patients spent time on trolleys waiting for beds in Irish hospitals last month, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation writes Joe Leogue.

INMO General Secretary Liam Doran said that the figures confirm a record level of overcrowding in the first four months of this year compared to previous years, and that it was a problem that required resources, even if that means not reducing taxes.