599 patients on trolleys on any given day in June is a symptom of insufficient bed capacity coupled with an unnecessary recruitment embargo on nursing staff across our hospitals according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called on management at Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda to take urgent action on hospital overcrowding.

Update on rollout of part payment of pensions and pension declaration forms

Over 604 patients are being treated without a bed in Irish hospitals today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

Over 10,577 patients, including 195 children, have gone without a bed in Irish hospitals this May according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s monthly TrolleyWatch Figures.

The INMO welcomes the announcement regarding the delivery of beds but delivery is entirely contingent on correct and safe staffing levels.