28 Tipperary patients waiting for hospital beds today

Reporter:

Anne O'Grady

17 Nov 2016

28 Tipperary patients waiting for hospital beds today

Over two dozen people were waiting for a hospital bed in County Tipperary at lunchtime today, according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

Nationally, over 350 people were waiting for a bed today

The daily trolley watch figures from the INMO show there were 28 patients between the Emergency Department and wards at South Tipp General today, while at the University Hospital in Limerick which covers North Tipperary, 22 people were waiting for a bed.

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