THE TROLLEY SCANDAL

THIS WEEK’S TROLLEY FIGURES

Tuesday: 403 patients Wednesday: 412 patients Thursday: 297 patients Friday: 318 patients

9,055

October 2018 was the worst October on record with 9,055 patients forced to wait on trolleys and chairs for beds.

WORST HOSPITALS FOR TROLLEYS

October 2018 figures, showing increase from October 2017. University Hospital Limerick 1,045 (+326) University Hospital Galway 716 (+37) Cork University Hospital 647 (+12) Letterkenny University Hospital 572 (+113) Mater University Hospital, Dublin 519 (+116) University Hospital Waterford 512 (+29)

+124%

increase on patients on trolleys since records began in in 2006