11 patients waiting on beds at Naas General Hospital today

By Kim O'Leary

There has been an increase in the number of patients on trolleys at Naas Hospital today with the figure rising to 11 patients without beds, which follows just 1 person without a bed last Friday.

According to figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organsaiation (INMO) there are 11 patients without beds at the Kildare facility today, with 9 patients in the Emergency Department and 2 patients on wards elsewhere in the hospital.

Meanwhile, there were 389 patients waiting on beds at hospitals across the country this morning, with 275 in emergency departments and 114 in wards.