Monday 21 July 2025 Smaller maternity units must be protected The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for midwifery-led units to be expanded and for smaller maternity services to be protected.
Friday 18 July 2025 More healthcare inspections must take place out of hours The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has welcomed HIQA’s commitment to increasing out-of-hours inspections of healthcare facilities and called on the Health and Safety Authority to follow suit.
Tuesday 1 July 2025 Action needed to avoid summer trolley crisis The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said unless urgent action is taken we will be facing into a summer trolley crisis.
Monday 30 June 2025 Expansion of long-term care of older people must be State-led The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said any mass expansion of beds in the nursing home sector must be provided by the public health service.
Tuesday 24 June 2025 Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill must underpin safe nurse and midwife staffing The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said Government must not miss the opportunity to underpin safe nurse and midwife staffing through legislation when considering the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill...
Friday 30 May 2025 8,199 patients on trolleys in May The number of people on trolleys is still much too high. We are still seeing near daily instances of over 400 people being treated on trolleys, chairs or other inappropriate bed spaces every day.