INMO disputes claim by hospital boss that it is inflating ‘trolley watch’ figures
Chief executive of Cork University Hospital says nurses’ union figures misleading and unhelpful l Says more beds won’t solve overcrowding issue
The nurses’ union has disputed a claim by the head of one of the country’s biggest hospitals that it is inflating hospital overcrowding figures.
Tony McNamara, who is chief executive of Cork University Hospital, said the national figures were being deliberately inflated by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).
The INMO produces ‘trolley watch’ figures that highlight hospital overcrowding across the country, but McNamara said the union was including patients in assessment ...
