Nursing union reports patients on trolleys in Tipperary University Hospital today

High numbers are said to be presenting at the emergency department of Tipperary University Hospital with a variety of complex needs

placeholder image — High numbers are said to be presenting at the emergency department of Tipperary University Hospital with a variety of complex needs

There were six patients being accommodated on trolleys in Tipperary University Hospital's emergency department this morning.

That's according to the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation's daily Trolley Watch report that details the number of patients on trolleys awaiting admission to a hospital bed in the country's major hospitals.

Earlier this week, Tipperary University Hospital announced it was temporarily suspending visiting of patients, apart from certain exceptional circumstances.