Hospital overcrowding 'form of torture and increases risk of death' 

Overcrowding in hospitals is 'dangerous', 'is a form of torture' and increases the risk of patients dying but has become accepted as normal, the Oireachtas health committee heard on Wednesday.

Overcrowding in hospitals is "is a form of torture" and increases the risk of patients dying but has become accepted as normal, the Oireachtas health committee heard on Wednesday.

The crisis is also causing burnout among paramedics, nurses and doctors, health trade unions told the committee.