More than 3,000 patients went without beds as trolley numbers hit new record
There were 482 patients waiting for admission to hospital on Friday morning, according to the INMO, down on the previous day.
The HSE has said that although trolley numbers peaked at record levels at the start of the week, they have fallen off sharply thanks to above average levels of discharge of patients from hospital beds and a reduction in flu levels. The INMO, which says numbers should never be allowed reach such high levels again, wants hospital groups to have recruitment powers restored, as well as a rollout of Slaintecare health reforms that would offer more alternatives to hospitals seeking to discharge well patients.
Meanwhile, a group representing ambulance drivers said the overcrowding was placing the service under enormous pressure and risked pushing it beyond breaking point. “The National Ambulance Service is running on empty with ambulances held back at ED departments and consistently missing response time targets, ambulances being deployed on very long journeys across the country and crews being forced to work beyond rostered shifts, and work without the required rest and meal breaks,” said
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