Nurses’ union warns over high Trolley Watch count during traditionally quieter period
Phil Ní Sheaghdha
New targets aim for no more than 320 patients waiting for admission at 8am each morning
State is unexpectedly flush with cash; it’s in the national interest to ensure this is spent wisely
Ní Sheaghdha says roles of nurses and midwives have developed substantially and this needed to be recognised
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
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Hospital overcrowding probably worse now than during 2006 ‘emergency’, conference hears
‘We are still dealing with a highly transmissible virus’, says HSE’s Paul Reid
Public health officials planning to ‘reboot’ messaging around coronavirus protection
Real number waiting for admission could be twice as high as HSE’s official count, TDs hear
Increase comes as 3,780 new PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19 are confirmed
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