Worst week ever for hospital overcrowding

Today, 482 patients are waiting on trolleys at hospitals across the country.

Worst week ever for hospital overcrowding
Fri, 10 Jan, 2020 - 11:07
Digital Desk staff

The first full week of 2020 was the worst ever for hospital overcrowding with over 3,000 waiting for a bed since Monday, according to figures from the INMO.

Since Monday, 3,143 patients went without beds this week with 760 patients on both Monday and Tuesday - the highest ever numbers on a single day.

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