IMNO call for national emergency plan to deal with overcrowding as over 760 patients remain on trolleys today

January 6, 2025 | 2:23 pm

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Nurses are calling for a national emergency plan to deal with overcrowding in hospitals.

761 patients are currently waiting on trolleys in hospitals around the country, as the health service struggles to deal with a surge in serious flu cases.

The Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation is hitting out at the HSE for not being prepared.

General Secretary, Phil NĂ­ Sheaghdha says both patients and staff are suffering as a result.

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