'An overcrowding milestone': Record number waiting on beds in Irish hospitals in 2022

A stock picture of a hospital trolley

2022 has been the worst year for overcrowding in Irish hospitals on record, with over 118,000 patients being left without a bed so far this year.

The grim statistic comes as part of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's (INMO) Trolley Watch initiative, with the group noting that the numbers are "extremely concerning".