More than 100,000 patients have spent time on trolleys so far this year, says INMO

In a statement today, the INMO named the most overcrowded hospitals this year so far as University Hospital Limerick, Cork University Hospital, University Hospital Galway, Sligo University Hospital and St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin.

Secretary general of INMO, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, said that the figure “comes as no surprise”.

“We have been warning for months that the chronic problems in the health service will only be exacerbated by the suppression of posts and the implementation of recruitment caps, and unfortunately we have once again been proven right,” she said.

“INMO members are now constantly scrambling to provide safe care to an increasing number of patients, in environments that are not safely staffed. This often means working long hours without breaks, working extra hours and contending with unmanageable…