There’s been a fresh spike in trolley numbers at the region’s main hospital.
According to the INMO, there were 76 patients awaiting a bed at University Hospital Limerick this morning; 47 of those on trolleys in the emergency department alone.
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The figure is almost 20 more than the next busiest facility, Cork University Hospital, while it’s just nine off UHL’s record figure of 85 on a single day.
Nationally, almost 600 patients were awaiting admission to a hospital when the nurses union carried out their analysis this morning.
