Harris: More beds needed to deal with overcrowding

More hospital beds will continue to be needed to deal with hospital hospital overcrowding, according to Health Minister Simon Harris.

Harris: More beds needed to deal with overcrowding

More hospital beds will continue to be needed to deal with hospital hospital overcrowding, according to Health Minister Simon Harris.

“We know what we need to do in terms of capacity, not what people did during the Celtic Tiger years when they reduced the number of hospital beds,” he said.

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