Almost 750 patients on trolleys, including 32 children, in 'truly shocking' figures from INMO

The INMO are calling for urgent action in increasing the use of beds in private hospitals, as well as the immediate cancellation of non-urgent operations and care. Picture: iStock

Almost 750 patients were in hospitals this morning without a bed, including 32 children, “truly shocking” new figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show as they call for non-urgent care to be cancelled. 

The sites where the most patients are waiting are University Hospital Limerick, 109, Letterkenny University Hospital, 57, and Sligo University Hospital 54.