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'The relationship between nurses and the HSE is like a bad marriage': Nurses on strike all over country
The dispute centres on pay, conditions and staffing levels.
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Jan 30th 2019, 2:00 PM
'Everybody should be following the example set by nurses': Here's how to help nurses on the picket today
All the ways you can support nurses, from a simple beep of your horn to bringing them lunch.
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Jan 30th 2019, 12:44 PM
Three-quarters of Irish people support nurses as 24-hour strike kicks off around the country
The nurses have gone on strike over what they call a recruitment and retention issue in the healthcare sector.
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Jan 30th 2019, 6:15 AM
Factcheck: Are Irish nurses among the highest paid in the world?
Nurses and midwives across the country will be on strike from 8am this morning.
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Jan 30th 2019, 12:05 AM
'In one day I might care for a very ill woman and help resuscitate a baby - and there's no respect'
Midwives didn’t pick the job for the money, but they want their skills to get the same recognition as other healthcare professionals, Maeve Gaynor writes.
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Jan 29th 2019, 9:30 PM
'You ought to intervene directly': Opposition calls on Varadkar to step in to avert nurses strike
The 24-hour stoppage looks likely to go ahead after Labour Court talks ended without agreement last night.
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Jan 29th 2019, 2:00 PM
'The largest strike in the health service’s history looms': Talks to avoid nurses strike have collapsed
This would be the second time in the INMO’s hundred-year history that nurses or midwives go on strike.
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Jan 25th 2019, 7:40 PM
Donohoe thanks nurses for 'immense contribution' but says paying them more could lead to others seeking rises
Nurses are set to go on strike this month and next in a dispute over pay and conditions.
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Jan 17th 2019, 8:08 AM
Nurses and midwives are striking this month. Here's how much they get paid
The 24-hour strike on 30 January was announced earlier this week.
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Jan 12th 2019, 6:30 AM
'Now I can see that there will be nobody nursing me unless we start paying a salary for the job we do'
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have announced a 24-hour strike for 30 January.
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Jan 9th 2019, 12:05 AM
Nurses and midwives are to go on strike for 24 hours on Wednesday 30 January
Further strike days will follow in February if the dispute goes unresolved, the INMO says.
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Jan 8th 2019, 3:52 PM
'We've been brought to this': Nurses and midwives to announce strike action dates
“The last thing the health service needs is a strike,” Health Minister Simon Harris said yesterday.
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Jan 8th 2019, 6:01 AM
Worst year on record: Almost 110,000 patients went without hospital beds last year
The INMO says its a 9% increase on 2017 – itself a record high – and nearly double the number in 2006 when records began.
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Jan 2nd 2019, 2:35 PM
Poll: Do you support nurses and midwives in their vote for all-out strike action?
The INMO is set to announce dates for the 24-hour stoppages in the new year.
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Dec 19th 2018, 8:34 AM
95% of nurses and midwives vote in favour of all-out strike action
The INMO said today that 95% of of its members had voted in favour of strike action.
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Dec 18th 2018, 12:04 PM
Worst November on record for hospital overcrowding as 9,679 wait on trolleys
The INMO has attributed to problem to understaffing and low pay levels.
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Dec 2nd 2018, 9:28 AM
Hospital consultants threaten industrial action next year over unequal pay
Some consultants earn up to €55,000 a year less than some of their colleagues.
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Nov 26th 2018, 10:38 AM
Opinion: 'An enormous burden falls on the shoulders of our nurses in Ireland'
Our healthcare system in Ireland needs our nurses more than ever but measuring their performance has not been a priority, says former INMO General Secretary Liam Doran.
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Nov 16th 2018, 7:00 AM
Nurses and midwives to vote on all-out strike action
If the ballot is passed, they will start with a 24-hour work stoppage and escalate their action the following week.
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Nov 6th 2018, 3:15 PM
Agency nurses 'paid over €10,000 more a year than public staff'
The INMO said “the public sector simply isn’t offering the going rate for the job”.
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Oct 27th 2018, 2:56 PM
'A national crisis': Almost 8,000 people forced to wait on hospital trolleys and chairs last month
Some 68 children were among those waiting without a bed, according to the INMO.
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Oct 1st 2018, 3:31 PM
'Worst August on record' for hospital overcrowding with almost 8,000 on trolleys
The HSE has said it regrets any delays experienced by patients.
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Aug 31st 2018, 3:16 PM
There were a record 9,091 patients waiting on trolleys in Ireland's hospitals last month
The 9,091 figure represents a 12% jump from May 2017, and a massive 116% jump from the situation in 2006.
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Jun 5th 2018, 7:00 AM
'There's a relentless focus on us in the media': Why it's so hard to retain midwives
At a recent conference, representatives from the maternity sector spoke about how negative media coverage affects morale.
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May 6th 2018, 4:00 PM
'Record-breaking month': Over 10,000 patients were on trolleys during March
Today there were 485 patients on trolleys with 338 in emergency departments and a further 147 on wards.
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Mar 29th 2018, 10:08 PM
'It would not feel right': Simon Harris cancels St Patrick's Day trip away
Yesterday, the INMO said that there were 714 people on trolleys in hospitals across the country.
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Mar 13th 2018, 6:31 PM
'It's absolutely deplorable': Record-breaking 714 people on trolleys in Irish hospitals this morning
University Hospital Limerick saw the highest figures today, with 80 patients awaiting a bed.
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Mar 12th 2018, 2:09 PM
'It should be nipped in the bud': UK hospitals 'aggressively recruiting' Irish nurses
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said that the issue is a serious one for hospitals.
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Jan 16th 2018, 6:00 AM
'It's a wake-up call': 73 children on trolleys in emergency depts so far this year
The Irish Nurses and Midwives’ Association has just launched a new trolley watch system – where it counts how many children are on trolleys in EDs.
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Jan 15th 2018, 1:41 PM
Varadkar doesn't want anyone to face 'indignity' caused by waiting on a trolley
The Taoiseach said he was speaking as both a doctor and a grandson whose grandmother is “regularly in and out of hospital”.
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Jan 10th 2018, 6:26 PM
Poll: Should it be mandatory for health professionals to get the flu jab?
Just one in three nurses have received the vaccination.
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Jan 9th 2018, 8:47 AM
Just one third of hospital nurses have had the flu jab despite raffles and free coffee incentives
The HSE ran a campaign over the last few months to encourage healthcare workers to get the vaccine.
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Jan 9th 2018, 6:15 AM
More than 2,400 people on trolleys in first week of 2018
Nursing representatives met with HSE officials earlier today to see how hospital overcrowding can be reduced.
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Jan 5th 2018, 7:56 PM
'No effort being spared' says Health Minister after trolley numbers reach record high
A record high of 656 people were waiting on trolleys as 2018 began, according to the INMO.
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Jan 2nd 2018, 7:40 PM
'Detrimental and harmful': There were over 80,000 people on hospital trolleys so far this year
The INMO said the overcrowding situation is having a “serious, detrimental and harmful effect” on patients.
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Nov 9th 2017, 6:20 AM
Union recommends nurses back public service pay deal to roll back recession measures
The recommendation comes after the union received clarifications from the Department of Public Expenditure.
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Aug 29th 2017, 9:22 AM
'It has left the hospital decimated': INMO warns of severe nursing shortage at Cork hospital
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has claimed the safe care and dignity of residents is now at risk.
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Jul 18th 2017, 7:00 AM
Calls for patients to give feedback on their experience in Irish hospitals
Overcrowding in Irish hospitals increased in the first three months of 2017.
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Jul 3rd 2017, 11:36 AM
There were over 50,000 people on hospital trolleys in the first six months of 2017
The INMO said that this was further evidence that our health service “simply cannot cope with the demands”.
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Jul 3rd 2017, 8:04 AM
Simon Harris commits to giving graduating Irish student nurses full-time contracts
Staffing and retention are two key issues that nearly led to industrial action in the nursing sector earlier this year.
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May 5th 2017, 6:25 PM
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