Overcrowded hospitals leaving nurses 'running on fumes', says INMO

Some 105 people were on trolleys in UHL on Tuesday and 107 on Monday. File picture

Nurses are “running on fumes” and have raised concerns over patients' safety as hospitals are more overcrowded than ever for this time of year.

On Tuesday alone 590 patients were without a bed, while it was 674 on Monday, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said.