The patient experience: Long waiting times to be admitted to hospital 

For the survey, 10,743 patients were asked about their experiences of treatment in 40 hospitals around the country in the last year. File picture: iStock

More than 70% of A&E patients have to wait longer than the HSE's target time of six hours to be admitted to hospital and 4% have to wait 48 hours or more.

It comes after University Hospital Limerick recorded its highest-ever trolley figures last month.