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Consultant warns hospitals working above 100% capacity is not safe and says 5,000 new beds are needed across the country Ireland is experiencing “major overcrowding” which can lead to preventable death, according to a consultant in emergency medicine. Dr Peadar Gilligan from Beaumont Hospital said there are 34 patients in the emergency department this morning who have been admitted and are awaiting a hospital bed. The number of people waiting on a hospital bed hit a record high yesterday, with 931 patients across the country lying on trolleys.
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