'Out of control' hospital overcrowding leaving patients at risk

Overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick has gotten 'out of control'. Picture: Dan Linehan

Attending Irish hospitals has become a risk in and of itself due to overcrowding, the general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (IMNO) has warned.

This morning, more than 300 people were awaiting admission to a hospital bed across the country with Munster hospitals the worst affected.