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06/05/2016
Over 35,000 Patients Waited On Trolleys Between January And April - INMO
Over 35,000 patients were waiting on trolleys for a hospital bed between January and April, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).
In addition, 8,145 patients were waiting for a bed in April alone, a 4% increase compared to the same period last year.
The INMO said the research again confirms record levels of overcrowding in the first four months of this year compared to previous years.
It added the problem cannot be solved "without a significant increase in our bed capacity, acute and long-term."
INMO General Secretary, Liam Doran, said: "These latest statistics confirm that our health services continue to be too small to adequately, and safely, meet the demands being placed upon it.
"The recent ED Agreement is not a substitute for the additional 1,500 acute beds, required across the country, and the 2,000 long term/traditional care beds required to deal with demand and our aging population.
"We will continue to work the current agreement, with all parties, demanding the additional staffing stipulated, the presence of senior clinical decision makers at all times, including weekends, and greater resources, for the social and primary care areas, to allow for admission avoidance and prompt discharge.
"The INMO will continue, in the interests of our members and the patients they care for, to lead the campaign for additional beds, staff and services right across the healthcare system."
(LM/JP)
In addition, 8,145 patients were waiting for a bed in April alone, a 4% increase compared to the same period last year.
The INMO said the research again confirms record levels of overcrowding in the first four months of this year compared to previous years.
It added the problem cannot be solved "without a significant increase in our bed capacity, acute and long-term."
INMO General Secretary, Liam Doran, said: "These latest statistics confirm that our health services continue to be too small to adequately, and safely, meet the demands being placed upon it.
"The recent ED Agreement is not a substitute for the additional 1,500 acute beds, required across the country, and the 2,000 long term/traditional care beds required to deal with demand and our aging population.
"We will continue to work the current agreement, with all parties, demanding the additional staffing stipulated, the presence of senior clinical decision makers at all times, including weekends, and greater resources, for the social and primary care areas, to allow for admission avoidance and prompt discharge.
"The INMO will continue, in the interests of our members and the patients they care for, to lead the campaign for additional beds, staff and services right across the healthcare system."
(LM/JP)
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