100 people on trolleys in Limerick amid fears doctor exodus will worsen crisis

University Hospital Limerick. File Picture.

As the country deals with record numbers on trolleys, with 100 patients without a bed in University Hospital Limerick yesterday alone, there are fears the health crisis will worsen as many doctors consider leaving the country.

Dr Niamh Humphries, senior lecturer in the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland's Graduate School of Healthcare Management, told the Oireachtas health committee that the country should be "fearful" about high levels of doctor emigration post-Covid, due to poor working conditions.