Over 1,000 children without hospital beds in first two weeks of September

General secretary for the INMO Phil Ní Sheaghdha said the trolley number for the year up to September was 87,321 adults and for September to date was over 5,000 of which 1,000 were children in the Dublin area. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

The latest trolley figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) indicate that over 1,000 children were without a hospital bed during the first two weeks of September.

General secretary for the INMO Phil Ní Sheaghdha said the trolley number for the year up to September was 87,321 adults and for September to date was over 5,000 of which 1,000 were children in the Dublin area.