There’s been a significant reduction in the number of people being cared for on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick today.
According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation there are 72 patients without a bed at the Dooradoyle facility – down from 103 yesterday.
Nationally there has also been a drop in numbers with the nursing union reporting 366 on trolleys compared with 485 on Thursday.
13 people who have been admitted to Tipperary University Hospital in Clonmel are without a bed today with 1 in Nenagh.