Monday 3 January 2022 70,275 patients on trolleys in 2021 unacceptable Over 70,275 patients went without a bed in Irish hospitals in 2021, according to figures published today by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
Saturday 1 January 2022 INMO repeats calls for curtailment of non-emergency services The INMO has reiterated its calls for hospitals to take the decision to curtail all non-emergency activity and for greater measures to be taken to reduce workplace transmission of COVID-19 in our hospitals.
Thursday 30 December 2021 Urgent Plan B needed from HSE - INMO Upon the publication of today’s TrolleyWatch figures which show 287 patients on trolleys, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called on the HSE to publish and implement a Plan B for dealing with the capacity crisis that is escalating within our public acute hospital system.
Tuesday 21 December 2021 Plan needed to tackle ongoing issues at LUH Responding to persistent levels of overcrowding Letterkenny University Hospital, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for a bespoke plan to tackle issues of overcrowding and staff safety in the hospital.
Monday 13 December 2021 534 on trolleys: Worst overcrowding since the pandemic began With the highest number of patients on trolleys since the pandemic began, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for bespoke plans to tackle overcrowding in each hospital.
Tuesday 30 November 2021 110% increase in November trolley numbers compared to 2020 110% increase in November trolley numbers compared to 2020 - INMO • University Hospital Limerick (1,358), Letterkenny University Hospital (1,067) and Cork University Hospital (726) are the most overcrowded hospitals in November