Health service will not be equipped to deal with winter unless staffing prioritised The INMO has reported that over 9,945 patients were admitted to hospital without a bed this August, making this the worst August on record for hospital overcrowding.
INMO raises staffing and safety concerns in Cork hospitals The INMO has stated the situation in Cork University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital is highly dangerous, noting significant frontline nursing and midwifery vacancies in the hospitals that are not being filled.
617 patients on trolleys following bank holiday weekend - INMO The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has urged the Health Service Executive to get a handle on a ‘summer trolley crisis’. This comes as over 617 patients are without a bed in Irish hospitals this morning.