The latest figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) starkly show that hospital overcrowding keeps getting steadily worse. A total of 631 people across the country are waiting for a bed, while …
The truly dire state of the Irish health system is once again laid bare today, as it has emerged that University Hospital Limerick has reported a record-breaking 92 patients languishing on trolleys at the facility. …
2019 has started on a rather negative note for Irish hospitals, as there are 600 people languishing on trolleys today, according to figures just released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). This is …
Official figures just printed on the Irish Mirror show that a total of 108,227 patients languished on trolleys during 2018. The record-breaking figure represents a nine percent increase on 2017’s already shameful record. Chronic overcrowding …
New figures just released about hospital overcrowding must make for uncomfortable reading for the Minister for Health. The figures indicate that over 100,000 people were not accommodated in hospital beds throughout 2018. And with one …
The trolley crisis deepens today, as 542 people are waiting for admission across Irish hospitals. according to official figures. It is understood that 382 out of those are waiting in overcrowded A&E departments. Top of …
The trolley crisis at Irish hospital continues, as new figures reveal that almost 8,000 people received medical treatment while on trolleys and chairs during the month of September. The figures show that 7,765 patients admitted …
The deepening crisis in the health centre is revealed tonight, as it emerges that 9,000 suffered on trolleys during the month of April alone. Overall, figures have doubled over the past 10 years, after plenty …
The Irish health system has truly hit rock bottom, as it emerged that over 1,500 elderly patients were left to suffer on trolleys for more than 24h during the month of February. Irish hospitals have …
The Irish health system is in a state of total decrepitude today, as it has emerged that a 90-year-old woman was forced to spend seven hours on a trolley at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. It …
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