Dublin hospitals Moves on trolleys
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6.01 News: Aileen O'Meara, Health Correspondent, examines efforts to alleviate hospital overcrowding
The Eastern Regional Health Authority instruction means nearly 200 long stay beds will be reopened as soon as possible, as a measure to deal with the crisis in the emergency departments of the major Dublin hospitals.
There were over 150 patients on trolleys awaiting admissions in the six major Dublin hospitals today, leading to the cancellation of elective surgery.
The Irish Nurses' Organisation has described the overcrowding situation as unacceptable.
The Irish Medical Organisation has described the latest crisis as entirely predictable.
