Nurses call for UHL reforms to include improvements to services in its catchment area

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation counted 86 people waiting for a hospital bed after being admitted to UHL on Monday among 510 nationally

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation general secretary Phil Ni Sheaghdha warned trolley counts are already showing signs of winter overcrowding.

Nurses have called for the reform of University Hospital Limerick to include better services across its catchment area as well as internal changes.

The call from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) follows publication of two reports into the busy hospital on Friday, both of which recommended extensive changes.