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9,437 patients were on trolleys in June

Over 9,437 patients, including 70 children were admitted to hospital without a bed in the month of June according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. 

INMO welcomes 12-month extension to Long COVID scheme

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Health to re-instate the Special Scheme of Paid Leave for certain eligible public health sector employees suffering from Long COVID for the next twelve months.

599 patients on trolleys today

599 patients on trolleys on any given day in June is a symptom of insufficient bed capacity coupled with an unnecessary recruitment embargo on nursing staff across our hospitals according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

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