Trolley crisis back in focus as numbers climb in Limerick and Cork

In all 316 people were waiting on trolleys to be admitted to hospitals from emergency departments
Trolley crisis back in focus as numbers climb in Limerick and Cork

The worst-affected was University Hospital Limerick where 59 people waited overnight for a bed. Picture: Dan Linehan

The number of patients on hospital trolleys today was the highest this year since before Covid-19 hit, according to new figures from the Irish Nursing and Midwives Organisation.

In all 316 people were waiting on trolleys to be admitted to hospitals from emergency departments.

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