The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation reports that over 9,600 people have been treated in hospitals this month without a bed, reports Breaking News.
In the three busiest hospitals alone, at least 3,000 people have reportedly been waiting on trolleys, according to the union.
According to data from the INMO’s Trolley Watch initiative, 9,635 people were hospitalised without a bed this month, reports Breaking News.
With 1,735 patients waiting for beds in September, University Hospital Limerick was the Republic’s most congested hospital.
959 patients at University Hospital Galway and 1,263 patients at Cork University Hospital came after that.
Dr Edwards Mathews, deputy general secretary of INMO, stated that hospital employees were currently facing the most challenging time of the year without adequate manpower to provide patients with safe treatment, reports Breaking News.
“The number of people who will be treated on trolleys will continue to grow over the coming months. Our members are extremely discouraged to be heading into another winter period without safe staffing levels, and with a HSE strategy in place to prevent recruitment into vacant positions,” reports Breaking News.
“Additional bed capacity must be prioritised and all obstacles to recruiting nurses and midwives need to be removed urgently. Continuing to obstruct safe staffing in this way is simply irresponsible, and will without a doubt lead to worse outcomes for patients this winter,” reports Breaking News.
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