There are 16 people without beds at Naas Hospital today

By Kim O'Leary

There are 16 people without beds at Naas General Hospital today while there are 425 people nationwide waiting for beds at the main hospitals around the country.

According to figures released by the INMO for the Eastern region of the country, there are 13 patients in the Emergency Department and 3 people on wards at Naas Hospital without beds today, which is an increase of 8 patients without a bed at Naas Hospital yesterday.

Nationwide there are currently 425 people without beds at the country's other main hospitals, with 287 in Emergency Departments and 138 people are on wards.