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563 patients are on trolleys today, including a record-breaking 130 patients in University Hospital Limerick.

Commenting on the Health and Information Quality Authority’s latest hospital inspection reports, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said that the level of unfilled clinical posts as outlined in the reports should be a cause of concern for the Government.

Responding to the announcement that the HSE is to impose a recruitment freeze on certain health care workers, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has stated that although Nurses and Midwives are exempt from this freeze, an embargo on recruitment among healthcare workers will have a direct impact on their ability to deliver safe care.

 Responding to the Department of Health measures of Budget 2024, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said not enough focus is being given to keeping nurses and midwives in the Irish health service.

592 patients are being treated on trolleys, chairs and other inappropriate bed spaces across Irish hospitals today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. 

Over 10,018 patients went without a bed in Irish hospitals in September according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Over 202 children without a bed in September. So far in 2023, 2,523 children under the age of sixteen have been treated on a trolley or chair.