More than 80 hospital patients spend over a day waiting for beds

HSE data shows 82 people waiting overnight for a bed, including five people aged over 75. File photo

Over 80 patients spent longer than 24 hours on a trolley waiting for a bed by Friday morning while 410 people finished treatment could not be discharged for various reasons.

Researchers and doctors have warned repeatedly of the serious risks, including of death, from even one night on a trolley.