Number of patients on trolleys in UHL creating 'serious issues' for staff and patients

Some 106 patients are awaiting a bed in the hospital — the highest number recorded in any hospital in the country on Friday

University Hospital Limerick. Picture Dan Linehan

The high number of patients on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) is creating “serious issues” for staff and patients, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

It follows the latest Trolley Watch figures, released on Friday, which show that 106 patients are awaiting beds in the hospital — the highest number recorded in any hospital in the country on Friday.