Record levels of overcrowding at Cork University Hospital

INMO Assistant Director of Industrial Relations for the Southern region, Colm Porter said: 'This situation is putting immense pressure on timely healthcare delivery.' File Picture: Chani Anderson

Cork University Hospital (CUH) is facing record levels of overcrowding, with 98 patients without a bed on Tuesday, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

Across the country, 641 patients are waiting on trolleys, 444 of which are in emergency departments.