The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch Figures show that 12,201 people waited on trolleys in Emergency Departments or on additional beds placed throughout hospitals during the month of January. Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght recorded an additional 192 children, waiting on trolleys, during January. Phil Ni Sheaghdha, INMO General Secretary said: "This is an incredible level of overcrowding and the appalling conditions experienced in Emergency Departments are now beyond anything we have ever seen. "In those circumstances the INMO will have to take the necessary steps to protect the safety, health and welfare of our members." She went on to say that INMO members will meet on Tuesday next week to discuss the situation and their response.

Source: Evening echo February 02, 2018 09:56 UTC