Ireland’s nurses’ union, INMO, says October is the worst on record for hospital overcrowding, citing 12,672 patients treated in corridors, on chairs or on trolleys across acute hospitals.
RTE News reports the national figure, framing the development around the scale of patients being cared for in inappropriate locations. Highland Radio focuses on regional impact, reporting that Letterkenny University Hospital had 701 patients on trolleys in the previous month, while also noting a higher figure for Sligo University Hospital.
Taken together, the outlets present the same overall INMO claim about nationwide overcrowding while differing in emphasis: one highlights the nationwide total, and the other provides specific hospital-level counts to illustrate where the pressure is showing up most visibly.
