University Hospital Waterford trolley and ward watch figures for Tuesday (July 17)

There are 23 people on trolleys and the ward at University Hospital Waterford on Tuesday (July 17), according to the latest trolley and ward watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

The nationwide figure is 361, an increase of 13% on the same day last year when there were 319 patients on trolleys. 

The hospitals with the highest numbers on Tuesday are University Hospital Limerick (44), University Hospital Galway (38) and Cork University Hospital (32)

Other figures for Tuesday include South Tipperary General Hospital (15), Wexford General Hospital (18) and Kilkenny's St Luke's Hospital (14).

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