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Over 130 patients waiting on trolleys at UHL
OVER 130 patients are reported to be on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick this Wednesday morning.
According to the figures the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said that they have recorded 131 patients waiting on trolleys at the Limerick hospital. The figure yesterday was 112.
“The number of patients being treated without a bed in Irish hospitals, particularly in the Midwest, is very concerning and does not bode well for the Easter bank holiday weekend ahead. The HSE needs to immediately outline how it will be planning to discharge patients ahead of the weekend,” INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said.
“The sheer number of patients on trolleys is not helped by the fact that practically all hospitals are running short because of the HSE recruitment freeze which is having a detrimental impact on patient and staff safety,” she added.
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