More than 1,000 over-75s waited 24 hours for a hospital bed in January

More than 1,000 older people waited for more than a day for a hospital bed in January, new figures show.

Numbers from the HSE show that in January alone, some 1,093 people aged over-75 waited at least 24 hours for admission to a hospital bed, with 173 of those in Cork University Hospital (CUH), the worst affected hospital.