HSE focus now on finances rather than patient safety, says nurses’ organisation
Recruitment becoming more difficult, says INMO ahead of lunchtime protests over staff shortages
Phil Ní Sheaghdha
Despite HSE claims of record staff numbers, unions say hospital levels are insufficient
Management says nearly 25,000 more health workers than in 2019 but unions argue posts vacant at the end of last year have effectively been suppressed
Budgets being put ahead of patient safety by Government, claims INMO
Nurses’ union’s annual conference at Croke Park in Dublin hears HSE recruitment embargo affecting safe staffing levels
Unions call for prompt payment of public sector pay increases after deal is ratified
Ballots at State’s biggest unions record margins of more than 90 per cent in favour
Strikes over public pay remain likely if agreement not quickly reached in talks, says INMO
General secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha told conference ongoing delays represent ‘a gamble’ with workers frustrated by failure to reach deal
Findings of Government-backed Covid inquiry need to be acted upon, UCD conference told
Former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan says it is important a broad discussion takes place on the model of care that people in Ireland want in the future
Nurses’ union says 2023 is worst year on record for hospital overcrowding
So far this year 121,526 patients have been admitted to hospital without a bed, says INMO
Record number of hospital patients waited on trolleys during August - INMO
Nurses’ union warns over high Trolley Watch count during traditionally quieter period
HSE’s measures to cut trolley numbers won’t work, INMO chief warns
New targets aim for no more than 320 patients waiting for admission at 8am each morning
Pat Leahy: Nurses are entitled to make their case but the Government has a different job
State is unexpectedly flush with cash; it’s in the national interest to ensure this is spent wisely
Next public sector pay deal must address impact of cost-of-living crisis on nurses and midwives, says union head
Ní Sheaghdha says roles of nurses and midwives have developed substantially and this needed to be recognised
Covid-19 is still an issue in hospitals and masks should remain - nursing union
INMO’s Phil Ní Sheaghdha warned of ‘overcrowded environment’ and impractical policies in case of symptoms
HSE insists extensive plans are in place to prevent hospital overcrowding over Easter bank holiday
The INMO has called on the HSE to take steps to prevent chaos in Irish hospitals over the weekend
Further delays to children’s hospital if accommodation for staff not provided, warns union
INMO tells Government recruitment and retention crisis will only worsen with nurses priced out of housing around hospitals
Covid-19 testing to no longer be recommended for vast majority of people
Rise in virus cases coincides with increased number of patients on trolleys
Union chief Mick Lynch to address Dublin event celebrating author Robert Noonan
Organisers hope festival honouring author of the The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists will become annual event providing platform for political debate
INMO chief calls for greater safety focus in health service amid ‘career-ending assaults’ on staff
Hospital overcrowding probably worse now than during 2006 ‘emergency’, conference hears
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
‘Of course we’re worried’: More than 1,000 patients in hospital with Covid-19
Public health officials planning to ‘reboot’ messaging around coronavirus protection
Trolley numbers being massaged by hospitals, committee hears
Real number waiting for admission could be twice as high as HSE’s official count, TDs hear
Nurses’ union calls for action as trolley count hits two year high
Increase comes as 3,780 new PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19 are confirmed
Public service unions welcome restoration of working hours recommendation
Independent body advises reimplementation of pre-Haddington Road Agreement levels
‘Significant delays’ expected in ambulance service due to increased pressure
Public urged to consider ‘alternative pathways’ in medical emergencies
Student nurses protest poor pay and placement conditions
‘You’re constantly wrecked, the days you have off you spend sleeping,’ says one
Further 2,855 new cases of Covid-19 announced
Niac meets in Dublin to discuss vaccine booster campaign for healthcare workers
Booster shots for health workers could be justified as ‘policy decision’
De Gascun says Government could offer third shots to protect hospital system
Hospital overcrowding at highest point since start of pandemic – INMO
Health service ‘rapidly swinging from a Covid crisis back into an overcrowding crisis’
Unions warn public service deal unlikely unless unpaid hours reversed
Ictu claims €150m accord fund sufficient to undo measures introduced in 2013
Coalition committed to ‘recognising’ work of health staff
Taoiseach’s address to INMO forum signals effort ongoing as how best this could be done
Unions eye talks on further pay agreement next year after €900m ‘holding’ deal
New public service deal, providing 2% pay rise over two years, is overwhelmingly ratified
Healthcare workers ‘abandoned by State’ after schools closed, committee told
Department of Health rules out meeting additional costs of childcare for health staff
Crowded hospitals ‘battling’ to save lives but Ireland is starting to flatten the Covid-19 curve through ‘solidarity’
Nphet reports 77 more deaths as Martin warns of restrictions for six more months
Coronavirus: 77 deaths and 1,910 more cases of Covid-19 reported as Ireland faces more restrictions and vaccine delays
Ireland facing Covid-19 restrictions for first six months of 2021 and vaccine delay for over-70s
Paid contracts for student nurses would ‘undermine training model’, Cabinet told
INMO again urges reintroduction of paid contracts for those on clinical placement
Covid surge: Pausing student nurse training ‘the right thing to do’
Training for first, second, third-year students being suspended ‘just for a few weeks’
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
Student nurses to engage with reviews into pay and conditions
Union says deatils of final proposals will determine response to Government initiative
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
Proposed public service pay deal to cost €900m over three years
Agreement, if ratified, would see pay increase for public servants in each of next two years
Honour front line staff fighting Covid-19 with job security, says President Higgins
President praises those providing essential services and utilities during pandemic
Surge in number of health staff off work for Covid-19 issues
HSE report shows almost 1,700 workers were absent when second lockdown introduced
Unions warn of move away from negotiations if no pay deal by Christmas
There will be no public service ‘peace clause’ if current deal not replaced, says Fórsa
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
Student nurses and midwives are being exploited says union
INMO says students on placement working for no pay in Covid environment
Nurses demand repeal of policy allowing staff to work before finishing self-isolating period
INMO conference seeks major boost to personnel numbers
Doctors say additional beds provided in new winter plan are ‘insufficient’
Medical and nursing bodies argue staffing will be criticial to implement new measures
Nurses, doctors clash with Government over staffing and contracts
INMO says its continued cooperation over winter ‘should not be taken for granted’
Staff nurse tells committee of ‘terrifying’ experience of contracting Covid-19
Siobhán Murphy says she was off work for 12 weeks and physically crippled with fatigue
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
Varadkar denies healthcare workers have highest global infection rate
Claim was made by the head of the Irish nurses’ representative body on Tuesday
Varadkar appears to rule out coalition with Independents if Greens reject deal
If deal is rejected Taoiseach will meet leaders of all political parties to discuss next steps
Ireland’s health workers have world’s highest rate of Covid-19, committee hears
No change in regulations to include coronavirus as occupationally-acquired illness
Nurses using annual leave to cover childcare, INMO says
Union says many nurses and midwives are paying higher than normal childcare rates
INMO welcomes Harris’ ‘unequivocal’ support for Cavan midwife-led unit
Representative groups reported unit was to be merged with a consultant-led section
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