A nursing union is calling for urgent engagement with the hospital management and the South/South West Hospital group in the wake of the overcrowding crisis at Cork University Hospital.
88 patients are waiting on trolleys at the hospital and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation say it's a new overcrowding record for CUH.
The hospital is the most overcrowded in the country for the second day in a row and the union say the situation is completely unworkable and unacceptable.
An additional 19 patients are on trolleys in the Mercy University Hospital, bringing the total number across the county to 107.
Speaking to RedFM News, Liam Conway of the INMO says a plan needs to be urgently drawn up to tackle the crisis ahead of the winter months.
