31 patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry

There are 31 patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry today.

That’s according to figures from the Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation.

They show there are 17 patients waiting on a trolley in UHK’s emergency department, while a further 14 people are waiting on trolleys in wards within the hospital.

Nationally, there are 700 people waiting on trolleys in hospitals today.

General Secretary of the INMO, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, said the levels of overcrowding a very concerning.