9,000 patients on trolleys in month of May

9,015 patients were left waiting for a hospital bed in the month of May.

9,000 patients on trolleys in month of May
Fri, 31 May, 2019 - 14:00
Steve Neville

9,015 patients were left waiting for a hospital bed in the month of May.

According to analysis from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, the number is a 114% increase on May 2006 - when figures began.

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