20 patients receiving treatment on trolleys at Naas Hospital today

By Kim O'Leary

There are 20 patients receiving treatment whilst on trolleys at Naas Hospital today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

According to the INMO's latest Trolley Watch figures, there are 18 patients in the Emergency department and 2 patients on wards elsewhere in the Kildare facility today.

Nationwide there are 563 patients waiting for beds with 399 in emergency departments and 164 on wards at hospitals across the country.