January 2025 worst month for hospital overcrowding on record

This figure was recorded following several INMO warnings in the new year, over consistently high levels of overcrowding, and the risks associated with flu surges, and extreme weather.

January was the worst month for hospital overcrowding on record, as over 13,972 people were treated without beds, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

This figure was recorded following several INMO warnings in the new year, over consistently high levels of overcrowding, and the risks associated with flu surges, and extreme weather.