52% Increase In Number Of Patients Left Waiting On Trolleys

That's compared to July 2021.

Over 9,000 patients went without a bed in Irish hospitals last month

That was a 52% increase on July of last year.

Figures release by the Irish Nurses' and Midwives' Organisation show 355 patients on trolleys in midlands hospitals.

There were 218 in Mullingar, 65 in Portlaoise, and 72 in Tullamore.

Director of Professional Services with the INMO, Tony Fitzpatrick says the government needs to take action as nurses are struggling:

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