Trolley crisis deepens around country

The trolley crisis continues as an overwhelmed Beaumont hospital has told patients to stay away from the Emergency Department.

Beaumont hospital has said that high number of presentations this week, and an outbreak of Norovirus and the flu in the community, have led to longer waiting times.

Nurses' representatives at the hospital say some elderly patients are facing their second night on chairs.

The INMO's trolley watch figures broken down show St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin has the highest number of people waiting  - followed by Beaumont. 533 patients were waiting on trolleys at hospitals right across the country today.