Flu blamed for surge in number of patients waiting on trolleys

Flu has been blamed for a surge in the number of patients on trolleys waiting to be admitted to a hospital bed yesterday.

Flu blamed for surge in number of patients waiting on trolleys
Mon, 07 Jan, 2019 - 17:49
Evelyn Ring

Flu has been blamed for a surge in the number of patients on trolleys waiting to be admitted to a hospital bed yesterday.

There were 541 admitted patients on trolleys in emergency departments and on wards yesterday, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

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