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INMO figures confirm record levels of overcrowding in hospitals

Ireland’s hospital wards are seeing record levels of overcrowding, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

INMO figures confirm record levels of overcrowding in hospitals

Sun, 18 Jun, 2017 - 20:36

Ireland’s hospital wards are seeing record levels of overcrowding, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

New figures for May show 8,154 patients on trolleys, which is up almost 23% on last year.

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