Dramatic drop in the number of patients on trolleys at Naas Hospital today with 9 patients without beds

By Kim O'Leary

There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of people waiting on beds dropping down from 36 yesterday to 9 today at Naas General Hospital, while there are 492 patients waiting on beds in hospitals across the country according the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

Yesterday there were 36 people waiting on beds at Naas General Hospital and today's figures show a decrease by 75%.  Today there are 6 people in the Emergency Department and 3 in wards elsewhere in the hospital this morning.

Meanwhile, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwifes Organisation (INMO) nationwide there are reports that 492 patients are waiting on trolleys around the country, 341 waiting in emergency departments and 151 in wards elsewhere in the hospitals.