Up to a thousand hospital patients could be treated on trolleys in a single day in the weeks ahead.
That’s the warning from the Irish Hospital Consultants’ Association, as overcrowding reaches record levels.
Meanwhile, it’s understood that it has been common practice of late for ambulances at Sligo University Hospital having to wait a number of hours outside the facility to transfer their patients to the care of the hospital.
This is said to be causing a further delay in allowing the ambulance and its crew return to their duties and respond to calls.
Sinn Féin TD for Sligo Leitrim Martin Kenny is calling the Health Minister to provide urgent supports for those working within the Emergency Department in Sligo:
