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Nurses 'don't trust' Government or HSE

Nurses 'don't trust' Government or HSE

The lack of support for nurses was the main contributing factor to them leaving the health service, she added

Over 10,000 hospital patients waiting on trolleys so far this year, union says

Over 10,000 hospital patients waiting on trolleys so far this year, union says

611 patients are being treated on trolleys, chairs and in very clinically dangerous and environmentally inappropriate spaces in hospitals.

Nursing union calls for emergency plan for hospitals as over 760 people wait on trolleys

Nursing union calls for emergency plan for hospitals as over 760 people wait on trolleys

At University Hospital Limerick, there is 122 people on trolleys, with 74 people in the emergency department.

HSE's focus is on finance, not patient safety, says INMO general secretary

HSE's focus is on finance, not patient safety, says INMO general secretary

Over 4,106 nurses and midwives assaulted in last 13 months- INMO

Over 4,106 nurses and midwives assaulted in last 13 months- INMO

HSE urged to end recruitment moratorium for frontline staff

HSE urged to end recruitment moratorium for frontline staff

This month second-worst January on record for hospital overcrowding – INMO

This month second-worst January on record for hospital overcrowding – INMO

2023 'worst year on record for hospital overcrowding', says INMO

2023 'worst year on record for hospital overcrowding', says INMO

Tue, 19 Dec, 2023

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said over 121,526 patients have gone without hospital beds this year