75 people waiting for a bed in North West

There were 75 people waiting for a bed at the two main North West hospitals this morning according to the INMO.

39 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 36 were waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital.

Nationally, there were 572 people waiting at hospitals across the country today with Cork experiencing the worst of the overcrowding – with 67 people waiting there.