Patient safety being 'compromised' by 'unacceptable' hospital overcrowding — INMO

INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha: 'Nurses and midwives are now dealing with very real risks to patient and staff safety.' File picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

More than 2,500 hospital patients were unable to get a bed this week and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) have warned of further risks this bank holiday weekend.

The union linked the crisis to the ongoing recruitment freeze across HSE sites, saying gaps in rosters are adding to the problems.