Daily survey finds more than 270 people waiting for a hospital bed

The latest trolley and ward watch survey has shown that more than 270 people are waiting for hospital beds today.

Daily survey finds more than 270 people waiting for a hospital bed
Mon, 12 Sep, 2016 - 12:20

The latest trolley and ward watch survey has shown that more than 270 people are waiting for hospital beds today.

According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there are 37 people waiting on a bed at University Hospital Limerick, 23 of them on trolleys and 14 in overflow wards.

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