Over 600 waiting for hospital beds amid Covid surge

INMO general secretary Phil NíSheaghdha has said the rise in Covid cases in the last three weeks combined with waiting lists is a 'disaster waiting to happen'. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Patients are once again facing significant delays in hospitals around the country, with 608 people waiting on trolleys for beds as Covid numbers surge. 

Nurses have now called for the cancellation of elective operations and procedures to divert resources to tackle overcrowding.