Reintroduce mask-wearing rules, say ‘exhausted’ hospital staff
Taoiseach confirms that pandemic emergency powers will be allowed expire
Covid cases surge: 63,954 cases reported in last five days
‘We are still dealing with a highly transmissible virus’, says HSE’s Paul Reid
Calls to extend €1,000 pandemic bonus to retail staff, pharmacists and carers
INMO says GPs and other private employers of nurses should pay bonus to those staff
Public service unions welcome restoration of working hours recommendation
Independent body advises reimplementation of pre-Haddington Road Agreement levels
Nurse shortage due to Covid putting ‘unprecedented pressure’ on mental health services
Ambulances, pharmacies and nursing homes among services affected by staff absences
‘Significant delays’ expected in ambulance service due to increased pressure
Public urged to consider ‘alternative pathways’ in medical emergencies
Student nurses to receive 12.5% pay rise for internships
Donnelly to table new payment initiative for fourth-year students on foot of review
Booster shots for health workers could be justified as ‘policy decision’
De Gascun says Government could offer third shots to protect hospital system
Number waiting for hospital bed at highest level since start of pandemic
INMO says 506 patients deemed to need admission queuing for a hospital bed
Overcrowding at Cork University Hospital is out of control and dangerous, say nurses
INMO says issue is so bad that infection control measures cannot be maintained
Trolley watch: 345 patients await hospital beds on Wednesday
No children on trolleys for admission at Tallaght, Temple Street or Crumlin hospitals
Nurses at Mullingar hospital stage protest about understaffing and workloads
INMO members say staffing levels compromising patient care
Hospitals facing worst overcrowding since onset of pandemic, nurses’ union says
INMO says 376 people waiting for hospital beds
HSE says there’s ‘intention to recognise’ role of health staff during pandemic
Unions refer claim for compensation, including 10 days additional leave, to WRC
Student radiographers to press Government for hospital placement payment
‘Scandalous’ students making ‘essential contribution’ are not recognised for work – Siptu
Covid-19: HSE to introduce antigen testing in hospitals this week
New arrangement should facilitate screening of frontline staff for virus, INMO says
Cabinet approves €91m plan to bring GPs, pharmacists into vaccine programme
Scheme will become key to the widespread vaccination effort, says Donnelly
Nurse who died while being treated for Covid-19 was ‘wonderful caring man’
Tributes paid to Solson Savior who came to Ireland from India to work as nurse
Covid-19: INMO calls for clarity on suspension of student nurse placements
Move aimed at freeing up experienced staff for frontline duties is to be reviewed in February
Nurses seek new restrictions on number of people entering hospitals
Siptu says staff shortages now ‘everywhere’ in health service due to Covid-19
Student nurses should be paid €100 per week during pandemic, report recommends
INMO rejects Government review of student nurses pay as too little too late
More than 3% pay rise recommended for management-grade nurses
Increase would restore pay differential following rises for other grades after 2019 strike
Student nurses to engage with reviews into pay and conditions
Union says deatils of final proposals will determine response to Government initiative
Covid-19 restrictions to ease despite growing concern about rising infection on both sides of Border
People will be able to travel outside their county and gather in homes from Friday
Nearly 300 patients waiting for admission to hospital beds, nurses say
INMO says there has been spike in numbers of patients on trolleys in recent days
Student nurses who gave up jobs will be eligible for PUP payment
Department confirms 31 students got Covid-19 since March amid controversy over pay
New children’s hospital will not be able to open all beds due to staff shortages, nurses say
Fifty nurses contracting Covid-19 per week, Oireachtas committee is told
Nurses say 80 patients waiting for bed at University Hospital Limerick
INMO: Highest level of overcrowding recorded since start of Covid-19 pandemic
Nurses, doctors clash with Government over staffing and contracts
INMO says its continued cooperation over winter ‘should not be taken for granted’
Coronavirus: 307 more cases confirmed as public urged to ‘keep distance’
Dr Ronan Glynn voices concern over Dublin trend, with 182 new cases in the county
Covid-19: ‘Vast majority’ of nurses who contracted virus suffer post-recovery issues
Anxiety, ‘brain fog’, dizziness and recurring fever reported in survey of staff by INMO
Health workers may have hidden Covid-19 symptoms to avoid losing pay – union
Culture of staff working when ill contributed to larger outbreaks, says IMO as State’s chief medic warns workplaces are ‘new front line’ in fight against the virus
Nurses using annual leave to cover childcare, INMO says
Union says many nurses and midwives are paying higher than normal childcare rates
Nurses demand inquiry into level of Covid-19 infection in health workers
Something is going wrong on the front lines, says INMO’s Phil Ní Sheaghdha
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