Action is part of a long-running dispute rooted in what staff and their representatives regard as a two-tier pay structure in the health and social services sectors
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
Organisations including Cheshire Ireland, Enable Ireland and DePaul were among the 18 balloted for strike action
Workers claim large difference in pay between those employed by charities providing services to State and those directly employed by HSE
Trolley numbers for the year are at 87,321 as some hospitals fail to improve, leader of nurses’ organisation says
Nurses’ union warns over high Trolley Watch count during traditionally quieter period
New targets aim for no more than 320 patients waiting for admission at 8am each morning
Officials from Siptu, Fórsa and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation left negotiations after a pay offer of 5 per cent was tabled
Projections show an additional 2,575 hospital doctors are needed by 2035, as well as at least 5,726 more nurses
Calls for a ‘care partner’ scheme to be set up to enable residents in care – either in nursing homes or hospitals – to have at least one advocate to support them
In other health services, accommodation is often available for hospital staff, especially for new arrivals
INMO members working in ICU will only focus on clinical duties during the industrial action
State is unexpectedly flush with cash; it’s in the national interest to ensure this is spent wisely
Minister for Health suggested funding could be available from capital health budget but it would be for the HSE to work with hospitals and take the lead
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