Overcrowding in Hospital worst it has ever been
Overcrowding in Irish hospitals is 95% worse than in 2006 when ED overcrowding was declared a national emergency.
That according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, who revealed figures showing nearly 7,000 people were waiting on trolleys around the country during the month of July.
The INMO are calling on the HSE to fill all vacant nursing posts in the country's hospitals - 70 of which are at Cork University Hospital.
There are currently 250 less staff nurse posts available around the country in comparison with this time last year.
Speaking to RedFM News INMO General Secretary Liam Doran says overcrowding in ED's will continue until staffing issues are addressed by the Government:
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