18 patients on trolleys at Mayo hospital today

Eighteen patients are on trolleys Mayo University Hospital today.

Nine are in the emergency unit and nine are in wards.

Nationally, 171 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch.

Up to 144 patients are waiting in the emergency department while 27 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The busiest hospital is University Hospital Limerick with 55 patients on trolleys.