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Increase In Number Of People Waiting On Trolleys At Naas General In Past 24 Hours

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25 people awaiting beds at Naas General

485 patients are awaiting a bed in the Irish hospital system this morning.

As of 8am, 25 people were waiting on trolleys at Naas General.

According to INMO's Trolley Watch figures 376 patients were waiting in hospital emergency departments throughout the country, while 109 people were waiting in wards elsewhere in the hospitals.

University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected hospitals in the country, with 42 people waiting on trolleys.

Monday's figures revealed the country's hospital system was experiencing the worst overcrowding since the pandemic was declared.

Nationwide, 534 people were waiting for beds at 8am on Monday morning, 34 at Naas General.

 

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