Eight on trolleys at MRH Mullingar

There are eight people being treated on trolleys at the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar this morning, according to the INMO's daily Trolley Watch survey.

All eight patients are being treated in the hospital's Emergency Department (ED).

Nationally, the INMO reported that there are 225 people being treated on trolleys this morning, 195 in EDs and 30 on trolleys in wards. The hospital with the highest number of patients on trolleys is University Hospital Limerick (55), followed by Mayo University Hospital (28). There are nine patients being treated on trolleys at MRH Tullamore.