Most overcrowded February on record for Irish hospitals The INMO has stated that 11,595 patients were treated without a hospital bed in February 2026, making it the worst February on record for hospital overcrowding.
Maternity Strategy can’t be realised with unsafe staffing Ahead of an Oireachtas Health Committee hearing reviewing the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026, the INMO has called for safe midwife staffing that incudes the full roll out of BirthRate Plus to be implemented.
INMO suspend Naas General Hospital Work-to-Rule The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has suspended its industrial action in Naas General Hospital.