Nursing organisation reports patients on trolleys in Tipperary University Hospital
Published 9th Nov 2021, 13:33 GMT
Eight patients were accommodated on trolleys in Tipperary University Hospital's Emergency Department in Clonmel this morning (Tuesday, November 9), according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's daily Trolley Watch report.
Countrywide there are 460 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals this morning with 367 waiting in emergency departments and 93 on trolleys in wards elsewhere in hospitals.
The INMO report highlighted that Limerick University Hospital is under a lot of pressure with 52 patients on trolleys in its emergency department and a further 26 on trolleys in wards this morning. Waterford University Hospital, meanwhile, had eight patients on trolleys in its Emergency Department this morning.