The majority of non-urgent elective surgeries have been cancelled today as a result of the overcrowding.
Patients are being asked to contact their GP in the first instance prior to attending the ED.
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Management says the increase in attendance is due to the large number of very ill medical patients requiring admission – and the difficulty in obtaining the required 75 discharges a day.
30 patients are on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick today with 11 at South Tipp General in Clonmel.
