The level of overcrowding at the region’s main hospital jumped by 30% this month, compared to the same period last year.
The latest trolley watch analysis from the INMO shows 1,358 patients were left waiting for beds at University Hospital Limerick across the month of November, a rise of more than 300 on the same month in 2020.
Record levels of overcrowding were recroded this month, with 95 patients waiting to be admitted on one day alone.
At Ennis General Hospital, meanwhile, trolley numbers rose from 4 in November 2020 to 20 this month.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is calling for bespoke plans from management on how they plan to tackle this problem as we enter the winter months, saying increased capacity is needed as well as utilising private hospitals.
