HSE executives to address overcrowding issue and flu outbreak
It follows the situation in ED's yesterday where trolley numbers hit record levels.
677 patients were waiting for a bed at hospitals around the country.
Today 592 people are waiting on trolleys according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
Here in Cork 28 are awaiting a bed in Cork University Hospital, 11 in the Mercy Uiversity Hospital and five in Bantry General Hospital.
General Secretary of the INMO, Phil Ni Hay says there are measures that can ease the crisis.
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Expert calls for people to reduce meat intake
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International Care Day Is Being Celebrated At The Bessborough Centre In Blackrock Today
The event highlights the positive impact of the experience of young people in care
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It's understood the teenage driver of the car fled the scene on foot
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Angry Farmers To Stage Protest Outside Aldi in Mitchelstown Later
They're appealing to retailers to come to the talks table
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The two year-old was rushed to hospital with traumatic head injuries