Thousands Of Patients Left On Trolley's In First Six Months of 2017
More than 51-thousand patients were left on trolleys for the first 6 months of the year.
The figures from the INMO, show that University Hospital Limerick was the worst affected last month with 640 people waiting on a bed.
That figure stood at 469 at Cork Univsersity Hospital.
Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson Louise O'Reilly says it's time for urgent action:
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