Nurses fear 'twindemic' of Covid and flu as hospital numbers soar

Nurses are calling for a hospital by hospital overcrowding plan

Nurses fear hospitals will face a ‘twindemic’ of both Covid and flu this winter after a summer of overcrowding which they say has seen almost 28,000 patients without a bed since the beginning of May.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has called for a hospital-by-hospital overcrowding plan to tackle the situation.