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Portiuncula Hospital under pressure post Bank Holiday

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Portiuncula Hospital under pressure post Bank Holiday

Portiuncula Hospital is under pressure today post the Bank Holiday.

19 patients are on trolleys waiting for a bed at the Ballinasloe Public Hospital.

At University Hospital in Galway 43 patients are waiting for a bed.

INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha says we are once again seeing a predictable post-bank holiday trolley surge.

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683 people are waiting for a bed around the country.

Phil Ní Sheaghdha says targeted measures are needed to tackle this crisis.

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