Number of patients on trolleys falls in 17 hospitals

New figures released by health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill show 25% fewer people without a hospital bed after the St Brigid’s bank holiday weekend this year compared to 2025. File picture

The number of patients on trolleys awaiting a bed has fallen in 17 of 29 hospitals, including University Hospital Waterford, though concerns remain in other regions, new data has revealed.

The health minister and senior HSE officials are holding productivity workshops this month in a bid to tackle the issue. This has included workshops across Munster with a focus on the move towards the seven-day working system.