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INMO: 100% Increase In The Number Of People On Trolleys At Naas General.

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16 patients are on gurneys there today.

There's been a 100% increase in the number of people on trolleys at Naas General Hospital.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation reported 8 patients without beds in the Emergency Dept. yesterday.

That's increased to 16, today.

Nationwide, there are 397 people on trolleys.

Over-crowding is most acute at University Hospital, Limerick, where 67 patients are on gurneys.

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