Trolley/Ward watch figures for March broke all records for that month, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) revealed today. A total of 10,511 patients waiting for an in-patient bed, including 3,112 in just one week, and 714 patients on trolleys awaiting admission on one day - a new record. As part of its drive at national level to address hospital and ED overcrowding, the INMO has sought specifically that the HSE Acute Hospital Division intervenes in hospitals where the trolley numbers are particularly high. Beaumont, Connolly, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and Cavan, clearly demonstrate this and have significantly reduced ED overcrowding since the agreement. "However, Connolly Hospital is now experiencing a rise in figures again with 453 March 2018 compared to 239 in March 2017."

Source: Evening echo March 29, 2018 14:37 UTC