Nurse who was hospitalised with Covid-19 criticises low staffing and says she was 'extremely burned out'
The INMO said that it would be “inhumane” to not increase healthcare staff ahead of a second Covid-19 wave.
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The INMO said that it would be “inhumane” to not increase healthcare staff ahead of a second Covid-19 wave.
The number is down from the more than 400 who were waiting for a bed yesterday morning.
One in six midwifery posts are being left vacant.
The letter states the hospital is in a ‘constant state of overcrowding’.
It follows a Labour Court recommendation in the INMO’s favour.
A number of people wrote to Leo Varadkar during last month’s strike.
The negotiations come after nurses went on general strike for a number of days last month.
Finance Minister Donohoe has said that the Labour Court recommendations are “consistent with the public sector stability agreement”.
This evening’s Labour Court recommendation includes a number of proposals.
The INMO made the decision after a meeting of its executive council today.
Nurses and midwives across the country will be on strike from 8am this morning.
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.
The INMO has attributed to problem to understaffing and low pay levels.
If the ballot is passed, they will start with a 24-hour work stoppage and escalate their action the following week.
The INMO said “the public sector simply isn’t offering the going rate for the job”.
A record high of 656 people were waiting on trolleys as 2018 began, according to the INMO.
The INMO said the overcrowding situation is having a “serious, detrimental and harmful effect” on patients.
The recommendation comes after the union received clarifications from the Department of Public Expenditure.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has claimed the safe care and dignity of residents is now at risk.
There’s been an improvement in Dublin, but things are getting worse in other counties.
The figure of 601 is just short of the high of 612 patients on trolleys at the beginning of January.
Industrial action is looming in the new year as nurses claim they are understaffed and overworked.
Researchers say cutting sick leave entitlements will not reduce absenteeism in the health sector.
The INMO has said the latest trolley figures are “a damning indictment of our society”.
The number of nurses fell in the same period by almost 3%.
INMO has said its members are “extremely worried at what lies ahead for the winter months”.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called on the HSE to immediately recruit more staff at MRHM.
The INMO said today nurses are finishing shifts “in a distressed state, experiencing burnout and frustration at the lack of action”.
Figures show there was a 19% increase in the number of patients on trolleys compared to last year.
INMO is calling for the Drogheda hospital’s emergency department to be taken off call for 48 hours to ease the strain.
Twelve months have now passed since a Dáil committee recommended new laws that would see buyers of sex punished.
Nurses will debate motions on bullying and Universal Health Insurance at the conference in Kilkenny.
The HSE acknowledged that the hospital was “exceptionally busy” today and said measures have been put in place to address the high patient numbers.
Portlaoise, Mullingar and the Rotunda have the biggest shortage of midwives.
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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.”
Phil O’Shea from the IMNO said that government figures of a 1.7 per cent drop were incorrect.
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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.
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.