Sharp drop in number of patients on trolleys at Mayo hospital today

There are no patients on trolleys at Mayo University Hospital today, according to the latest INMO Trolley Watch report.

That's a drop of 18 in the space of 24 hours..

Nationally, 247 admitted patients are waiting for beds, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch.

Up to 219 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 28 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.