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INMO: 25% Increase In Number Of Patients On Trolleys At Naas General Hospital.

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Nationwide, there are 523 people on gurneys

There's been a 25% increase in the number of patients on trolleys at Naas General.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation reported 15 patients without beds in the Emergency Dept on Monday

That has increased to 19, today

There are no patients on gurneys on the Kildare facility's wards.

Nationwide, there are 523 people on trolleys.

Over-crowding is most acute at University College Hospital Galway, where 59 patients are on gurneys.

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