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Government's Long COVID proposals do not go far enough
Media Comment 02.07.22
A June like no other in Irish hospitals
Press release 1.7.22
Kerry Nurses and Midwives disappointed over Bonus delay
Press Release 29.06.2022
Minister for Health must not go back on word to HCWs with Long COVID
press release 28/06/22
HSE must act on summer trolley crisis – INMO
press release 28/06/22
INMO Responds to HIQA Report on UHL
Press release 17.6.22
Lack of action from HSE and state agencies on hospital overcrowding inexcusable – INMO
Press Release - 13.6.22
Same urgency to fixing queues in airports must be applied to hospital trolley crisis – INMO
Press release 8.6.22
Over 8,680 patients on trolleys in the month of May – INMO
Press Release - 31.5.22
Staff and Patient Safety at University Hospital Limerick a major concern - INMO
Press Release - 30.5.22
Red tape must be removed to pay pandemic bonus to workers - INMO
Press Release - 27.5.22
Conditions in Mater Emergency Department ‘outrageous’– INMO
Press release 24.2.22
Trolley numbers becoming unsustainable and will impact nurse retention – INMO
INMO elect new Executive Council and Officers
Press Release 13.5.22
Nurses must be given the support and resources they need to do their job - INMO
Press release 12.5.22
HIQA analysis echoes concerns of Irish Nurses and Midwives – INMO
Press release 9.5.22
INMO awards prizes to outstanding members at Annual Delegates’ Conference
press release 06/05/22
Speech by INMO President, Karen McGowan in response to Minister Stephen Donnelly
6.5.22
INMO Conference to Debate Cost of Living and Overcrowding Measures
Press release 4.5.22
INMO calls for safer working conditions on Workers’ Memorial Day
Press Release - 28.4.22
126 patients on trolleys in UHL – new record for overcrowding in Irish hospitals
Press release 21.4.22
INMO comment on Government approval of the Independent Hours Body’s Report
Press release 14.1.22
Emergency care should be diverted from Beaumont - INMO
Press Release - 11.4.22
Lack of nursing rep on new public health body a mistake
HSE should not use COVID as excuse to not publish reports - INMO
Press Release - 4.4.22
Worst March overcrowding on record – INMO
press release 31.03.22
Public health measures needed as a matter of urgency – INMO & IAEM
Press release 31.3.22
Cork hospital overcrowding is out of control – INMO
Press Release - 29.3.22
Political intervention needed to tackle trolley chaos
press release 23.03.22
660 on trolleys - Time for Minister to Declare National Emergency
Press release 22.3.22
“Incredibly dangerous” overcrowding at LUH – INMO
Press Release - 21.3.22
Emergency measures must be introduced to allow hospitals to cope - INMO
Press Release - 21.3.22
INMO calls for urgent action on the increase in COVID-19 cases in the Mater Hospital.
Press release 16.3.22
Ukraine conflict - INMO condemns capture of hospital
Press release 16.3.22
Chronic overcrowding mixed with COVID a recipe for disaster
Press release 14.3.22
INMO statement on attacks on Ukrainian hospitals
Press release 10.3.22
INMO Calls on Oireachtas to Take Action on Overcrowding
Press release 9.3.22
Patients in Donegal deserve better - INMO
press release 02/03/22
INMO offers solidarity with Ukrainian nurses and midwives
press release 1.3.22
February trolley figures near 10,000
Press release 28.2.22
Emergency care should be diverted from Beaumont - INMO
Press Release - 24.2.22
INMO urges caution on easing of mask-wearing requirement
Press release 18.2.22
Minister Donnelly must meet with INMO reps in UHL
Press Release - 17.2.22
Dangerous Trolley Situation at CUH - INMO
Press release 15.2.22
INMO launch Stardust and COVID memorials
Press release 14.2.22
INMO calls on Oireachtas Health Committee to investigate hospital overcrowding
Press release 10.2.22
603 Patients on Trolleys – Urgent action Required - INMO
Press Release - 8.2.22
We can’t go back to pre-pandemic levels of hospital overcrowding
Press Release - 31.1.22
Trolley numbers out of control
Press Release - 26.1.22
Record Overcrowding at UHL
Press release 25.1.22
Unacceptable number of patients on trolleys this week
Press Release - 21.1.22
Pandemic Bonus is the right thing to do
Press Release - 19.1.22
Govt must outline impact of updated guidance on health service – INMO
Press Release - 12.01.22
Recommendation to restore pre-2013 working hours welcomed by INMO
Press release 10.1.21
INMO has called on the HSE to take extra measures to protect the nursing and midwifery workforce
Press Release - 7.1.22
INMO secures confirmation on free antigen tests
Information Note 05.01.21
70,275 patients on trolleys in 2021 unacceptable
Press Release 03.01.22
INMO repeats calls for curtailment of non-emergency services
Press Release 1st January 2022
Urgent Plan B needed from HSE - INMO
press release 30/12/21
Plan needed to tackle ongoing issues at LUH - INMO
Press Release - 21.12.21
534 on trolleys: Worst overcrowding since the pandemic began
press release 13.12.21
110% increase in November trolley numbers compared to 2020 - INMO
Press Release - 30.11.21
Capacity Crisis at Cork University Hospital
Press release: 19.11.21
Healthcare workers must not be exempt from 5 Day Isolation Rule – INMO, SIPTU, FÓRSA
Press Release - 18.11.21
2305 patients on trolleys during first week of November INMO
Press Release - 5.11.21
Student demo about future of Irish healthcare
Press release 2.11.20
October trolley numbers are a sign of difficult winter ahead- INMO
Press release 31.10.21
More protections for nurses and midwives needed - INMO
Press Release - 27.10.21
Government must extend vaccine booster to Healthcare workers -INMO
Press release 19.10.21
1 in 10 leaving work due to lack of menopause support - INMO
Press release 18.10.21
Lack of detail in 2022 Health spending and €800m underspend cause for concern -INMO
Press release 14.10.21
Further Clarity needed on 2022 Health Spend - INMO
Press Release - 12.10.21
Connolly nurses protest over continued unsafe working conditions
Press Release - 11.10.21
Hospital Management must take action on unsafe nurse staffing levels in SVUH
Press Release - 7.10.21
INMO survey highlights worrying levels of burnout among nurses and midwives
press release 07/10/21
INMO appoints Dr Edward Mathews as Deputy General Secretary Designate
Press release 6.10.21
467 on trolleys: the worst overcrowding since the pandemic began
Press Release - 6.10.21
Record September trolley figures in country's worst-hit hospitals
press release 30.09.21
Health unions call for “immediate” talks after Labour Court recommendation on COVID compensation
Press release 22.9.21
INMO Executive demands Sláintecare action
Press Release - 14.9.21
Sláintecare Needs “Urgent Recommitment” say Health Unions
Press release 9.9.21
395 on trolleys: worst overcrowding since pandemic began
Press Release - 7.9.21
Staffing crisis in Naas as 50 nursing posts unavailable - INMO
press release 07.09.21
Overcrowding at CUH reaches pandemic peak
Press Release - 31.8.21
Unions seek Taoiseach’s intervention on health workers’ Covid recognition
Press Release - 16.8.21
Concerning conditions at Mayo University Hospital
Press release 13.8.21
Sligo and Letterkenny Hospitals - INMO calls for curtailment of non-emergency services
Press Release - 13.8.21
Worst hospital overcrowding since pandemic began - INMO
Press Release - 9.8.21
INMO calls for “urgent action” on Bantry General closure
Press release 6.8.21
Health unions slam HSE’s “empty handed” approach to healthcare worker COVID compensation
Press release 5.8.21
INMO calls for ministerial intervention at Limerick hospital
Press Release - 28.7.21
Mullingar nurses protest over understaffing and “compromised care”
Press Release - 19.7.21
Healthcare workers “deeply offended” by lack of employer recognition for COVID work
Press release 6.7.21
INMO calls for emergency Taskforce meeting
Press Release - 18.6.21
INMO & SIPTU members point to high standards of care in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis
Press release 1.6.21
Worst hospital overcrowding since pandemic began - INMO
Press release 11.5.21
INMO awards prizes to outstanding members at 102nd Conference
press release 07.05.21
INMO conference demands compensation for healthcare workers
Press release 7.5.21
INMO conference calls for urgent action on “long COVID”
Press release 6.5.21
Annual Delegate Conference 6 - 7 May 2021
Press Notice
INMO calls for urgent HIQA investigation into University Hospital Limerick
Press release 23.4.21
ADC Media Notice 2021
Online Conference 6th & 7th May
INMO slams “disastrous” decision to close Mallow Hospital unit
Press release: 8.4.21
INMO calls on WTO to waive vaccine IP rules
Press Release - 9.3.21
Future of Midwifery Led Unit at Cavan Secure – INMO
Press Release - 5.3.21
Urgent clarity required on funding for staffing – INMO
Press Release - 25.2.21
Nurses and midwives deserve pandemic compensation – INMO tells Oireachtas
Press Release - 9.2.21
Hospital infection rates “out of control” – INMO demands strict new measures
Press Release - 23.01.21
Healthcare staff in Limerick “outraged” at PPE restrictions
Press Release - 20.01.21
Student nurse pay report before cabinet: “no longer reflects reality in health service”
Press release 19.01.21
Condolences on the death of nurse Solson Saviour
18.01.21
INMO seeks clarity on student nurse placement announcement
Press release 16.01.20
Healthcare worker vaccination priority must not be overtaken - INMO
Press release 16.01.20
INMO Executive calls for five-point “emergency government intervention”
Press release 13.01.20
New emergency COVID protocol across HSE – INMO Exec Council
Press release 8.1.21
“Freefall” in hospital staffing: INMO Executive Council calls emergency meeting
Press release 7.1.21
Urgent care for children of health workers must be provided - INMO
Press release 6.1.21
“Obsolete”: nurse and midwife students react to pandemic report
Press release 4.1.21
Hospitals under "extreme" pressure
Press release 3.1.21
“Unacceptable”: over 50,000 on trolleys in year of the pandemic
Press release 31.12.20
Lockdown childcare scheme for healthcare workers needed now
Press release 30.12.20
“Proud day”: nurse delivers Ireland’s first COVID vaccine
Press Release - 29.12.20
Student nurses and midwives: “guarded” engagement with independent review
Press release 16.12.20
Highest Trolley Figures Since Start of Pandemic - INMO
Press release 15.12.20
Sisters of Charity and HSE Must Comply with Labour Court Recommendations – INMO, SIPTU & Forsa
Press Release 11.11.20
INMO Launches Agreement with Migrant Nurses Ireland
Press Release - 9.11.20
INMO Call on HSE to Suspend All Services at Naas General Hospital
press release 06.11.2020
October Trolley Figures Nine Times Higher Than April – INMO
Press Release - 6.11.20
All Ireland midwifery conference brings together midwives from north and south of the Irish border
Press Release - 5.11.20
Government health spending “could be wasted” without staffing plan - INMO
Press Release - 21.10.20
“Stop exploiting student nurses and midwives” - INMO
Press release 16.10.20
“Welcome” major health budget boost “needs to be spent well” - INMO
Press release 13.10.20
Donegal islander nurse elected new INMO President
Press release 12.10.20
Give us the staff we need to beat COVID, says INMO conference
Press Release - 9.10.20
Maternity survey: great staff – but more needed!
Press Release 01.10.20
Winter plan needs nursing and midwifery workforce plan - INMO
Press Release - 24.09.20
World Patient Safety Day: Ireland risks falling behind in nurse welfare - INMO
Press release 17.9.20
“Patients are on chairs” – 80 go without beds in Limerick today
Press Release - 16.09.20
INMO Executive demands nursing and midwifery staffing plan
press release 09.09.2020
#PayUpSisters: frontline health staff protest for fair redundancies
Press release 8.9.20
“Sudden and unplanned”: INMO slams downgrade of children’s services
Press Release - 3.9.20
“Toxic COVID combination”: 50 on trolleys in CUH
Press Release - 2.9.20
Expert Group Must Focus on Unfinished Business
Nursing managers will monitor closely
INMO to seek urgent meeting with Minister for Health following publication of COVID-19 Nursing Home...
press release 19.08.2020
Nurses at University Hospital Limerick Commence Ballot
Press release 19.8.20
Beirut Explosion: INMO message of sympathy and solidarity
Condolences 7.8.20
Lunchtime protest at St. Monica’s Nursing Home 1pm today
Press Release 07.08.20
INMO welcomes commitment to graduate jobs
Press release 6.8.20
Nurses back Oireachtas committee call for safe staffing levels
Press release 31.7.20
Two thirds of nurses recovered from COVID still experiencing fatigue
Press Release - 21.07.20
Majority of recent COVID cases are healthcare workers
Press release 25.6.20
Nurses using up annual leave to provide childcare – INMO survey
Press Release - 23.6.20
Midwives meet with Minister on future of Cavan midwife-led unit
Press Release - 12.6.20
88% of healthcare workers with COVID got virus at work
Press Release - 12.06.20
INMO welcome Minister’s “unequivocal” commitment to Cavan’s Midwife-Led Unit
Press release 9.6.20
Midwife-led unit at Cavan General Hospital must not be threatened - INMO
Press Release - 6.6.20
Rapid, independent inquiry into healthcare worker infection needed
Press release 30.5.20
Emergency nurses and doctors warn against return to overcrowding
Press release: 18.5.20
Limerick overcrowding demands national action
Press release: 14.5.20
Government must go back to drawing board on childcare
Press release: 13.5.20
“Severe” staffing pressure without extra undergrad nursing places - INMO
Press Release - 12.5.20
Over 11,000 babies born in Irish hospitals since COVID-19 arrived - INMO
Press Release 05.05.20
Tens of thousands of nurses and midwives are being short-changed -INMO
Press Release - 30.04.20
Government childcare offer “does nothing” for vast majority of nurses and midwives – INMO
Press Release - 22.04.20
INMO welcomes new universal facemask policy across health service
Press Release - 22.04.20
1 in 10 COVID cases are nurses - INMO
Press Release - 17.4.20
Mater Private hospital refuses COVID-19 nurses equal treatment - INMO
Press Release - 14.4.20
Global shortage of nurses, warns WHO report
Press Release 8.4.20
Condolences
7.4.20
Government must provide childcare for frontline healthcare workers
Press release 31.3.20
Pay for student nurses and midwives “a really welcome step” - INMO
Press release: 26.3.20
10,446 people on trolleys in February
Press release 2.3.20
81 people without beds in UHL
Press release 24.2.20
Midwives used to “paper over cracks” in maternity services
Press release 12.2.20
Trolley spike: 640 go without beds in Irish hospitals this morning
Press Release - 4.2.20
Over 12,000 patients on trolleys in January
Press Release - 31.1.20
First full week of 2020 is worst ever for overcrowding - INMO
Press Release - 10.1.20
520 on trolleys today – now time to follow through with key reforms - INMO
Press Release 9.1.20
Day 3 of “severe” trolley crisis: INMO proposes 5 “ready to go” solutions
Press Release - 8.1.20
760 on trolleys: day 2 of “extreme overcrowding” crisis
Press Release - 7.1.20
Worst-ever day for trolley overcrowding since records began - INMO
Press Release - 6.1.20
Trolley overcrowding 9% worse than any other year
Press release 2.1.20
2020: International Year of the Nurse and Midwife
Press release 31.12.19
HSE service plan “underestimates” staffing need, says INMO
Press Release - 17.12.19
Winners of the Nurse and Midwife of the Year Award 2019
Press Release 29.11.19
2019 breaks record for most patients on trolleys – and it’s not even December
Press release: 29.11.19
INMO celebrates 100 years
Press release 28.11.19
85 on trolleys in Limerick
Press release 25.11.19
Winter plan without extra staff will not help, warns INMO
Press release 14.11.19
100,000 without hospital beds so far this year
Press Release - 11.11.19
Understaffing: public health nursing services facing closure in Galway
Press Release - 11.11.19
679 Patients On Trolleys
Press release: 5.11.19
11,452 Patients on Trolleys
Press release 31.10.19
All Ireland Annual Midwifery Conference gets underway in Armagh.
Press release 14.10.19
INMO Launches Menopause at Work Paper
Press release 11.10.19
World Mental Health Day - 10th Oct 2019
ICN Press Release
World Mental Health Day - 10th Oct 2019
World Mental Health Day - 10th Oct 2019
ICN - Mental health is a human right – end discrimination now
INMO: Budget is not gamechanger the health service needs
Press release 8.10.19
Highest-ever trolley figure in an Irish hospital: 82 patients without beds in Limerick 02.10.19
Press Release
September Worst Month of 2019 for Trolley Figures
Press Release - 01.10.19
Limerick trolley figures at record high
Press release: 23.9.19
INMO sounds alarm on understaffed Saolta hospitals
Press Release - 11.09.19
INMO warns of UK Brexit nurse recruitment drive
Press release: 05.9.19
Record Numbers on Trolleys
Press Release 02.09.19
Over 1,300 nursing and midwifery posts left vacant in Irish hospitals
Press Release - 26.08.19
Health crisis out of control in Cork
Press release: 02.08.19
Worst-ever July for ED overcrowding
Press Release 31.07.19
Patients at risk due to HSE recruitment ban, INMO warns
Press Release 16.07.19
Limerick: INMO calls for emergency plan as 81 on trolleys
Press Release 11.7.19
7,392 patients on trolleys in June
Press Release 01.07.19
Nurses victims of 90% of hospital assaults
Press Release 27.06.19
Pride: INMO calls for trans-inclusive health workplaces
Press Release 27.06.19
9,015 patients on trolleys in May
Press Release 31.5.19
Nurses and midwives gather for Centenary Annual Conference
Press Release08.05.19
62% yes: INMO members vote to accept proposals
Press release - 02.05.19
Hospital Overcrowding 10,229
Press Release 01.05.19
Global campaign for nursing launches in Dublin
Press release 25.4.19
INMO Executive recommends nurses and midwives vote to accept proposals
Press Release 03.04.19
81 on trolleys in Limerick - highest ever recorded in an Irish hospital
Press Release - 3.4.19
14% increase in trolley figures
Press Release - 01.04.19
INMO welcomes new package for Sexual Assault Treatment Units
Press release - 28.3.19
Nurses “deeply disappointed” at Limerick hospital bed closure decision
Press Release - 28.3.19
INMO slams Limerick hospital bed closures
Press release: 19.03.19
INMO and employers to go to Labour Court over contract
Press release: 11.03.19
INMO celebrates 100th birthday
Press Release 28.02.19
INMO Executive Council recommends members vote to accept proposals
Press Release 13.02.19
INMO suspends strike following Labour Court recommendation
Press release: 11.02.19
Nurses, midwives and supporters to march in Dublin tomorrow
Press Release - 8.2.19
No proposal, no invitation: nurses’ strike to go ahead
Press Release 04.02.18
INMO escalates nurses and midwives’ strike
Press release 2.12.19
“Inspiring”: public thanked by nurses and midwives for support on pickets
Press Release: 1.02.19
January trolley figures: 10,350 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals
Press Release - 01.02.19
Labour Court will not intervene in nurses’ dispute - strike to proceed
Press Release - 29.1.19
INMO accepts invitation Labour Court
Press Release
Nurses’ strike talks collapse without resolution
Press Release 25.01.19
Zero proposals from government on nurses’ strike – INMO
Press Release 21.01.19
INMO launches public petition
Press Release: 21.1.19
Nurses and midwives first strike on January 30th
Press release: 08.1.19
2018 is worst year on record for hospital overcrowding
Press release 2.1.19
No money for safe nurse and midwife staffing in HSE Service Plan, says INMO
Press Release 20.12.18
95% of nurses and midwives vote in favour of strike
Press Release - 18.12.18
35 “vital” Mater nurses trapped in visa limbo
Press Release 17.12.18
INMO welcomes consultation on overdue HSE Winter Plan
Press Release 06.12.18
Worst-ever November for hospital overcrowding
Press release 2.12.18
100,000 patients on trolleys
Press Release 28.11.18
ICTU Executive warns “no deal” Brexit would be a catastrophe for workers North and South
Press Release 21.11.18 ICTU
Public service stability agreement could provide solution to current impasse
Press Release 20.11.18
Nurses and midwives begin vote on strike action today
Press Release 19.11.18
INMO meets HSE before ballot
Press Release 09.11.18
Nurses and midwives to vote on strike action
Press Release 06.11.18
Worst-ever October for hospital overcrowding
Press Release 31.10.18
Agency nurse pay 20% higher than public
Press release - 27.10.2018
Nurses and Midwives Reject Recruitment and Retention Proposals
Press Release 16.10.18
Nurses and midwives welcome extra health spending
Press Release - 09.10.18
Nurses and midwives welcome new Sláintecare advisory council
Press Release 03.10.18
Cashel nurses to step up industrial action due to understaffing
Press Release 03.10.18
Nearly 8,000 patients forced to wait on trolleys and chairs in September
Press Release 1/10/18
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