Nurses and midwives vote for cost-of-living industrial action Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have voted in favour of industrial action, following a six-week in-person ballot regarding the need for Government to meaningfully provide for acceptable pay increases in any further public sector pay agreement
Health service will not be equipped to deal with winter unless staffing prioritised The INMO has reported that over 9,945 patients were admitted to hospital without a bed this August, making this the worst August on record for hospital overcrowding.
INMO raises staffing and safety concerns in Cork hospitals The INMO has stated the situation in Cork University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital is highly dangerous, noting significant frontline nursing and midwifery vacancies in the hospitals that are not being filled.