Over 9,437 patients, including 70 children were admitted to hospital without a bed in the month of June, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).
This a 14 per cent increase at this stage in 2023.
The hospital with the highest number of patients was University Hospital Limerick, with 1666 patients without a bed in June.
University Hospital Galway had 1051 patients on trolleys this month, with 824 patients in Cork University Hospital without a bed in June.
Speaking on the figures, INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said: “The fact that over 9,437 people were treated on trolleys in June is clear evidence that our health system is still far too reliant on a hospital system that that doesn’t have enough beds.
“The Government must prioritise investment in building and scaling up capacity to meet this demand. This can only be done by increasing bed capacity and also employing nurses to staff these beds.
“The HSE’s recruitment freeze is making it…
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