The INMO have today reported that the number of people on trolleys has dropped to 371 across Ireland.
Beaumont again fares badly today with a total of 42 people on trolleys waiting to be admitted to a bed while Drogheda, which had recorded 42 people on trolleys yesterday, has dropped to 27.
Last night, the Health Minister said the current hospital overcrowding crisis is shameful.
Speaking on The Right Hook, Leo Varadkar's admitted the situation could worsen in the next few weeks.
“The second week of January is usually the worst. In the third week of January the junior doctors change over and that makes it a very difficult time in hospitals ... we probably have not seen the worst of it," he said.
The Minister agreed with presenter Shane Coleman’s assertion that the situation is “shameful”.
Yesterday, 584 people were waiting on trolleys in hospitals across Ireland.
Tuesday saw over 600 - a record high - waiting on a bed. Beaumont Hospital in Dublin cancelled all planned surgeries - except cancer surgeries - for the coming week to help deal with the workload.
