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#Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
More than 200 patients waiting on trolleys in Irish hospitals on Christmas Eve
The number is down from the more than 400 who were waiting for a bed yesterday morning.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Monday 26 August, 2019
Over 1,300 nursing and midwifery posts in Irish hospitals are being left vacant
One in six midwifery posts are being left vacant.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Thursday 4 April, 2019
'Patients at risk': Nurses ask health committee to investigate overcrowding at Limerick hospital
The letter states the hospital is in a ‘constant state of overcrowding’.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
'No longer anything to fear': INMO calls on members to accept proposals to resolve pay strike
It follows a Labour Court recommendation in the INMO’s favour.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Sunday 17 March, 2019
'I'm dying, but I want to thank the nurses': Dozens write to Taoiseach to support nurses' strike
A number of people wrote to Leo Varadkar during last month’s strike.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Monday 11 March, 2019
Talks between INMO and government to return to Labour Court as union rejects new nurses' deal
The negotiations come after nurses went on general strike for a number of days last month.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Tuesday 12 February, 2019
Nursing pay deal set to cost €10-€15 million this year and €30-€35 million in 2020
Finance Minister Donohoe has said that the Labour Court recommendations are “consistent with the public sector stability agreement”.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Monday 11 February, 2019
Strike days by nurses have been suspended after Labour Court intervention
This evening’s Labour Court recommendation includes a number of proposals.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Saturday 2 February, 2019
Nurses announce 2 further strike dates in addition to 5 already planned
The INMO made the decision after a meeting of its executive council today.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Wednesday 30 January, 2019
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.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Tuesday 29 January, 2019
'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.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Sunday 2 December, 2018
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.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Tuesday 6 November, 2018
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.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Saturday 27 October, 2018
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”.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Tuesday 2 January, 2018
'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.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Thursday 9 November, 2017
'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.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Tuesday 29 August, 2017
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.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Tuesday 18 July, 2017
'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.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Wednesday 3 May, 2017
These are the most overcrowded hospitals in the country
There’s been an improvement in Dublin, but things are getting worse in other counties.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Thursday 2 February, 2017
'Groundhog Day' as month begins with 600 people on hospital trolleys
The figure of 601 is just short of the high of 612 patients on trolleys at the beginning of January.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Wednesday 28 December, 2016
Irish nurses home for Christmas encouraged to attend HSE recruitment days
Industrial action is looming in the new year as nurses claim they are understaffed and overworked.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Monday 27 July, 2015
Nurses are going to work sick because they 'don't want to let the team down'
Researchers say cutting sick leave entitlements will not reduce absenteeism in the health sector.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Friday 12 June, 2015
Dublin hospital has highest number of patients on trolleys
The INMO has said the latest trolley figures are “a damning indictment of our society”.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
Nurses 'demoralised again' as HSE gains 11% more senior managers in four years
The number of nurses fell in the same period by almost 3%.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Monday 3 November, 2014
'We're gravely concerned': Nurses at Naas Hospital to protest severe overcrowding
INMO has said its members are “extremely worried at what lies ahead for the winter months”.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Monday 29 September, 2014
'Overcrowded and clinically dangerous': Nurses criticise conditions at Mullingar hospital
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called on the HSE to immediately recruit more staff at MRHM.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Monday 15 September, 2014
Galway nurses to protest 'severe overcrowding' in Emergency Department
The INMO said today nurses are finishing shifts “in a distressed state, experiencing burnout and frustration at the lack of action”.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Saturday 13 September, 2014
'Winter is coming' and nurses say Irish hospitals are not prepared
Figures show there was a 19% increase in the number of patients on trolleys compared to last year.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Thursday 31 July, 2014
Nurses report 'dangerous' patient overcrowding at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
INMO is calling for the Drogheda hospital’s emergency department to be taken off call for 48 hours to ease the strain.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Thursday 26 June, 2014
Pimps 'taking advantage' of delay in new prostitution law
Twelve months have now passed since a Dáil committee recommended new laws that would see buyers of sex punished.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Friday 9 May, 2014
Reilly won't speak at nurses conference because he's unwell
Nurses will debate motions on bullying and Universal Health Insurance at the conference in Kilkenny.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Tuesday 11 March, 2014
Trolleys 'overflowing' onto corridors at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
The HSE acknowledged that the hospital was “exceptionally busy” today and said measures have been put in place to address the high patient numbers.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Thursday 6 March, 2014
Shortage of midwives in every public maternity unit in Ireland
Portlaoise, Mullingar and the Rotunda have the biggest shortage of midwives.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Reilly apologises for 'stick to the day job' remark to singing nurse
It’s not been the best week for the Minister for Health…
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Monday 8 April, 2013
New 'Ward Watch' figures show increase in patients placed in wards
Liam Doran of the INMO said that the figures showed that “the reduction in trolley numbers is completely offset by the placing of additional patients, on inpatient wards.”
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Friday 15 March, 2013
Croke Park II will cut nurses wages by 11.1pc, not 1.7pc - INMO
Phil O’Shea from the IMNO said that government figures of a 1.7 per cent drop were incorrect.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Saturday 2 March, 2013
How do workers decide whether Croke Park II is approved?
The working conditions of 292,000 public workers could changed by the new proposals. So what happens now?
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Impact to meet today as more unions oppose Croke Park II
There is growing opposition to the proposed deal on cuts and reforms to public sector pay and conditions but the support of Impact and Siptu will be crucial for the government.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Government seeks pay cut for public servants earning over €60,000
The INMO has said this is just one of the many proposals that was put on the table and the union is waiting to hear the full package.
# irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Poll: Should Sunday premium pay for frontline staff be reduced?
The coalition has proposed reducing Sunday double-time down to time-and-a-half. Is that fair?
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Poll: When it's sunny in Ireland - do you wear sunscreen?
IT’S ANOTHER DAY and the sun is shining yet again.
Met Éireann forecasts that this week will see temperatures reach as high as 27 degrees, with clear skies set to stay.
Before you head out to soak up some rays, do you make sure to protect your skin?
Among other measures, the Irish Cancer Society advises people to wear sunscreen in Ireland when they’re out and about between April and September.
But do you?
Today we want to know: When it’s sunny in Ireland – do you wear sunscreen?
Poll Results:
Yes, whenever it's sunny (2259)
Never in Ireland, only abroad (738)
I wear it every day, no matter the weather conditions (448)
I never wear sunscreen (217)
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Using all of our health service facilities has helped against Covid-19. Any change to that should be handled carefully
By Dr Ciarán Ó Riain
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