Today there were 401 patients on hospital trolleys that didn't have access to a Hospital bed.
Limerick Hospital had 48 people on trollies with CUH in Cork having 35, St. Vincents in Dublin with 23 people.
It was deemed that these patients required Hospital beds but were unable to access them.
Tony Fitzpatrick, Director of Industrial Relations, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation joined The Last Word to discuss.
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