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INMO: 163 patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals

INMO: 163 patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals — File image of a patient in a hospital. Picture: PA

Mon, 07 Sep, 2020 - 11:39

Steven Heaney

163 patients are waiting for beds in Irish hospitals this morning.

The latest figures from the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO) show that 144 people are without beds in emergency departments, while 19 are waiting in other hospital wards.

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