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INMO: 33% Reduction In Number Of Patients On Trolleys At Naas General Hospital.

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Nationwide, there are 356 people on trolleys.

There's been a 33% reduction in the number of patients on trolleys at Naas General.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation reported 15 patients without beds in the Emergency Dept on Thursday

That has decreased to 10, today.

There are no patients on gurneys on the Kildare facility's wards.

Nationwide, there are 356 people on trolleys.

Over-crowding is most acute at University College Hospital Galway, where 49 patients are on gurneys.

 

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