Minister For Health Urged To Review Hospital Bed Capacity

The Minister for Health is being urged to order a review of bed capacity in Irish hospitals.

New figures released to Fianna Fáil under parliamentary questions show there's been a significant drop in the number of elective surgeries.

There were 187,000 elective discharges in 2012 - however that was down to just over 86,000 last year.

The party's TD Jack Chambers says efforts to ease hospital overcrowding are causing long-term health issues for patients:

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