THERE were 31 patients waiting on trolleys at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry this morning.
This is the highest number this week, with 10 patients waiting on trolleys on Monday and 18 on Tuesday.
Nationwide there are 540 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning in the country’s hospitals, according to today’s Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley Watch.
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