High number of patients awaiting beds at Mayo University Hospital

Sixteen patients are being accommodated on trolleys at Mayo University Hospital today.

Six are in the emergency department with the remaining 10 in wards.

Nationally, 291 admitted patients are waiting for beds, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch.

Of those, 223 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 68 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.