Number of people waiting on trolleys in emergency department down by 10% – HSEThe HSE annual report said that Ireland’s population is ‘ageing faster than any other EU country’.
Hospital overcrowding: 411 patients waiting for bedsThis includes 282 patients waiting in emergency departments, while 129 are in wards elsewhere in hospitals
Most nurses say patients being seen in ‘inappropriate settings’The INMO’s Phil Ni Sheaghdha has said there are ‘huge ethical concerns’ with placing patients in areas such as window bays and waiting rooms.