Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Ní Sheaghdha says roles of nurses and midwives have developed substantially and this needed to be recognised

Minister Stephen Donnelly told INMO conference that hospitals have been bringing proposals to department

At the INMO conference in Killarney, some student nurses see moving abroad as inevitable

Decision to schedule emergency motion for Thursday at union conference taken before Minister for Health unveiled €25 million package

‘I can remember when we used to be able to really care for the patients we were looking after, emotionally as well as physically, but now we struggle to meet even their most basic needs’

Varadkar says State has ‘chronic problem of ED overcrowding’ but there were ‘many very good things about service too’

Majority of nurses and midwives say workload is affecting their mental and physical health

Workers urged to be ‘strike-ready’ as unions gear up for pay-rise campaigns

Karen McGowan told meeting work needed now to ensure healthcare workers better protected in another pandemic

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for provision of accommodation to staff being recruited to work at the new national children’s hospital in Dublin

INMO’s Phil Ní Sheaghdha warned of ‘overcrowded environment’ and impractical policies in case of symptoms

The INMO has called on the HSE to take steps to prevent chaos in Irish hospitals over the weekend

INMO tells Government recruitment and retention crisis will only worsen with nurses priced out of housing around hospitals

Rise in virus cases coincides with increased number of patients on trolleys

From conference karaoke to housing and climate agenda, Labour Party's youth appeal is recovering

Organisers hope festival honouring author of the The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists will become annual event providing platform for political debate

‘Staff shortages place incredible pressure on staff; it can’t go on,’ says union official

Trolleys on wards is completely contrary to best practice, says head of Nurses and Midwives organisation

Vote follows failed agreement talks between management and union on safe working conditions

Critical element of fire safety in buildings is that staff conduct regular exercises, says former Dublin Fire Brigade officer

Balloting of worst affected locations to go ahead as union calls on department and HSE to provide plan

Sylvia Chambers says she is routinely abused and threatened by parents, with trouble sometimes starting at reception desk

More than 50,000 assaults on staff reported over a five-year period

Matthew Healy (89) died after being attacked by another patient in Mercy University Hospital

Health service under unprecedented pressure in recent months

Conditions in emergency wards unacceptable, senior management to tell Oireachtas health committee

Delegation from Newfoundland and Labrador visiting Ireland to lure doctors and nurses abroad

Numbers left waiting for a bed in hospitals down from ‘unfortunate peaks’ last week

Overcrowding down on last week’s figures due to higher weekend discharges by staff

Heroin users outside Dublin must wait up to three months to access opiate substitution therapy

HSE set to visit all acute hospitals on Monday as more than 200 people waiting on trolleys

INMO to consult members on industrial action amid overcrowding crisis in hospitals

Seven-day working weeks, the return of retired GPs, the use of nursing home beds as well as more rehab and social care could all help alleviate the current trolley crisis

Union president Karen McGowan said nurses and midwives ‘are being asked to crisis manage a situation that is of our employers’ own making’.

Sarah Maher says she worked an extra 16 hours over three shifts this week due to staff shortage

Enduring trolley overcrowding in A&E departments has come to be seen as an inevitable part of the system rather than an intolerable failure

Health officials want hospital consultants to work outside normally rostered hours to speed up discharges

Hospital emergency departments battling ‘perfect storm’ of flu, RSV and Covid-19 cases

Hospitals bracing for exceptional pressures as HSE warns of ‘one of the busiest ever periods’

Nurses union warns over ‘intolerable overcrowding’ in hospitals heading into January