26 patients on trolleys at Mayo hospital today

There are 26 patients on trolleys at Mayo University Hospital today.

A total of 17 are in the emergency department and nine in wards.

The hospital has apologised for the inconvenience and distress delays may cause to patients.

Nationally, up to 214 admitted patients are waiting for beds today, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch.

Exactly 170 are waiting in the emergency department while 44 are waiting in a ward elsewhere in the hospital.