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Overcrowding at Portlaoise Hospital this Friday

Portlaoise Hospital has 19 patients on trolleys this Friday, with a further 16 people in wards, bringing the total to 35, one of the highest in the country. Friday's INMO figures show also show that Tullamore has 24 people on trolleys with another ...

30 Dec 2016 at 13:26

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Worst March for overcrowding in Irish hospitals in 15 years, nurses group confirms

More people have been treated on trolleys or chairs this month than any other March on record. That's according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), which confirmed 12,943 admitted patients including 447 children were waiting for ...

31 Mar 2023 at 11:47

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TROLLEY CRISIS: Almost 500 without beds in worst overcrowding since before pandemic

Four hundred and sixty seven Irish people are on trolleys today, marking the worst overcrowding since the Covid-19 pandemic began. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) released the figures this morning and are calling for action to ...

06 Oct 2021 at 17:23

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Latest figures show drop in numbers waiting on hospital beds

Hospital overcrowding has eased somewhat on Thursday with 639 patients in emergency departments or on wards waiting for admission to a bed, according latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). The figures have ...

05 Jan 2023 at 14:11

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Nurses call for 'serious intervention' as almost 1000 people wait on trolleys today (Jan 3)

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is calling for "serious intervention" by the government to tackle overcrowding in hospitals across Ireland. It comes as almost 931 admitted patients wait for beds at hospitals nationwide ...

03 Jan 2023 at 11:14

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Almost 12,000 patients admitted to Irish hospitals without beds in December say nurses

Almost 12,000 patients were admitted to Irish hospitals without a bed in December. That's according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), which recorded a total of 11,842 patients in overcrowded hospitals this month. It ...

30 Dec 2022 at 12:55

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Nearly 9,000 patients without a hospital bed in April

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said Government must take action to tackle hospital overcrowding as over 8,717 patients have been without a bed in April. The worst levels of overcrowding were seen in: 1. University ...

01 May 2022 at 10:00

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Irish hospital reaches new overcrowding record as hundreds wait for beds nationwide

An Irish hospital has reached a new overcrowding record, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). Ninety patients are waiting for a bed at Cork University Hospital (CUH) today (March 29), making it the ...

29 Mar 2023 at 11:31

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Nurses want 'grim conditions' tackled in at A&Es in Portlaoise and all hospitals

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is calling on the government and HSE to tackle "chronic dangerous overcrowding" in hospitals. The call comes following consultation between the INMO's Executive Council and ...

19 Oct 2022 at 08:53

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Irish nurses call for urgent action as number of children without hospital bed soars

An Irish nurses group is calling on the HSE to tackle hospital overcrowding due to concern regarding the number of children on trolleys at emergency departments. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has ...

11 Sept 2023 at 12:29

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Dozens of children wait for beds at overcrowded Irish hospitals today (Nov 7)

Dozens of children are waiting for beds at overcrowded Irish hospitals today (November 7). According to the daily Trolley Watch Report from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Oranisation (INMO), a total of 560 admitted ...

07 Nov 2022 at 12:26

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INMO calls on government to tackle 'grim conditions' in overcrowded emergency departments

18 Oct 2022 at 17:20

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