32 people are on trolleys at UHK today

32 people were waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) this morning.

That’s according to the INMO’s daily TrolleyWatch figures.

23 of the admitted patients, awaiting a bed, were on trolleys in the emergency ward, while nine were on trolleys elsewhere in the hospital.

Nationwide, there are 670 on trolleys, with University Hospital Galway being the most overcrowded with 81 inpatients waiting for a bed.