The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is referring to hospital overcrowding as ‘out of control’, with the entire system ‘overwhelmed’.
A total of 651 people were languishing on trolleys across Irish hospitals this morning, a historic record.
Meanwhile, Minister for Health remains missing and appears to be taking a hands-off approach to this most pressing issue.
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