# Nurses

Last week

17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023

Nursing body says overcrowding in hospitals making it 'impossible' to provide safe care

Over 5,210 patients, including 100 children, have been without a bed in Irish hospitals since the beginning of September.

9.8k

Sep 17th 2023, 6:30 AM

This year

2023

# here to care

Visa delays leave African nurses in Ireland isolated from family

Nurses migrating to Ireland to fill vacancies say housing crisis, cultural differences and visa process delays might push them to leave.

12.4k

Jul 27th 2023, 8:05 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Nurses recruited to Ireland who fail €2,800 test left with debt and no work

A report by

Eimer McAuley

There have been calls for pre-test training to be introduced.

Two nurses who failed the exam, and were left in debt and unsure what to do next have spoken to The Journal about their experience.

Eimer McAuley continues her reporting on the recruitment and retention problems in the health service.

42.6k

Jun 17th 2023, 12:05 AM

# roster tensions

It is 'inevitable' the health service will have to move to a seven-day roster, Tánaiste says

HSE chief Bernard Gloster said last week he is seeking to introduce a “permanent” seven-day working roster for hospital staff.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also said a seven-day roster is something the government will be discussing with the healthcare unions.

The INMO on Wednesday revealed that 11,856 people were without hospital beds in May.

11.1k

Jun 2nd 2023, 2:24 PM

# Labour Court

Nurse loses unfair dismissal case after she was fired for forging signature to get medication

The hospital dismissed the Clinical Nurse Manager for gross misconduct on 18 June 2021.

45.9k

May 28th 2023, 12:34 PM

# Industrial Action

Limerick Hospital ICU nurses call for two beds to close until more staff are recruited

The nurses, who are members of the INMO, are now taking work-to-rule industrial action.

5.1k

May 12th 2023, 11:55 AM

# HSE

Donnelly in talks on establishing 'hospital-linked' accommodation for migrant nurses

The Health Minister said that he has spoken with hospital management about setting up accommodation for overseas staff in particular.

12.5k

May 5th 2023, 3:04 PM

# INMO

Nurses to vote on potential strike action as HSE and Government roll out new promises

The INMO Executive Council said that a fully funded staffing plan is needed to avoid the “catastrophic impact” of last winter.

6.8k

May 4th 2023, 1:44 PM

# workers' memorial day

INMO call for Health and Safety Authority resources to protect healthcare staff from danger

INMO President Karen McGowan spoke on behalf of healthcare workers at a Workers’ Memorial Day event at the Garden of Rememberance.

6.1k

Updated

Apr 28th 2023, 1:49 PM

# Infection Control

Mater Hospital nurse up for global award on leading change in infection control after pandemic

Jincy Jerry, a nursing manager who has an autistic son, says she experiences the health service from both sides.

31.5k

Apr 21st 2023, 9:42 PM

# Healthcare crisis

'Non-EU nurses are paying to come here': Ireland's place in global scramble for healthcare staff

The co-founder of Migrant Nurses Ireland said the organisation is aware of instances of non-EU nurses paying to come to Ireland for work.

25.6k

Feb 19th 2023, 12:05 AM

# Assaults

At least 10 assaults on Irish hospital staff each day, committee to be told

The Oireachtas Health Committee will focus on assaults and attacks on healthcare workers.

9.5k

Feb 8th 2023, 7:00 AM

# Hospitals

'Not acceptable' that people are dying due to overcrowding, says INMO

The former head of the HSE also stated today that overcrowding has become a permanent feature of the healthcare system.

13.9k

Jan 8th 2023, 4:33 PM

Last year

2022

# Covid-19

Taoiseach asks HSE to 'deploy all available resources' in response to respiratory viruses surge

Frontline healthcare workers ‘feel that they have been abandoned to a situation that was avoidable,’ the INMO’s general secretary said.

Taoiseach has said that HSE must deploy all available resources to combat virus surge.

HSE said they're seeing more people currently in hospital with Covid-19 than had been expected.

46.4k

Updated

Dec 23rd 2022, 2:20 PM

# Pay deal

Student nurses and midwives to get extra accommodation, meal and uniform allowances

Two additional uniforms for student nurses and midwives will also be provided at the start of their internship.

22.7k

Dec 13th 2022, 5:41 PM

# rmt union

UK minister says deals to match inflation are unaffordable as nursing and rail strike loom

British Transport Secretary Mark Harper said there ‘simply isn’t the money’.

9.5k

Nov 27th 2022, 4:34 PM

# INMO

Nurses working in ‘horrendous’ conditions as 100,000 patients left on trolleys

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation warned that workers are ‘stretched to the limit, with staff shortages reported across the country.

23.9k

Nov 8th 2022, 4:41 PM

# INMO

Nurses and midwives' union to ballot members on industrial action

INMO has pointed to persistent inflation and the rising cost of living as sources of strain for members.

9.4k

Aug 22nd 2022, 4:26 PM

# Overcrowding

Nurses warn of winter 'twindemic' if overcrowding in hospitals is not addressed

The INMO said that the number of patients without a bed last month was up 52% on the previous year.

18.1k

Jul 31st 2022, 6:00 AM

# The Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.

22.6k

May 16th 2022, 10:45 PM

# Out of here

Why we emigrated: Irish healthcare professionals on what pushed them to leave

“I was in a theatre all day with one surgeon and I worked every day with him for a year and he didn’t know my name.”

The problem is not unique to Ireland but there are a lot of push factors in the Irish healthcare system, according to staff

The situation is radically different in other countries, say nurses, doctors and physios who have left Ireland

" I was in a theatre all day with one surgeon and I worked every day with him for a year and he didn’t know my name."

39.5k

May 16th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Nurses

'Disappointing' to have no nursing or midwifery member on new Covid advisory group, INMO says

The Department of Health yesterday confirmed the details of the new Covid-19 Advisory Group that will include members such as Professor Luke O’Neill.

17.9k

Apr 9th 2022, 2:39 PM

# St Vincent's Hospital

Nurses at psychiatric hospital 'furious' as pay issues leave them hundreds of euro out of pocket

The union representing nurses said there have been issues since Christmas.

39.3k

Apr 2nd 2022, 12:10 AM

All time

# new guidelines

Hospitals to require visitors to show proof of Covid vaccination or immunity from Monday

Frontline staff have welcomed the change, saying it was “ridiculous” that people had to show a Covid cert to enter a café but not an ICU.

69.5k

Nov 25th 2021, 3:39 PM

# on the frontline

INMO members to protest outside Connolly Hospital today over continued unsafe working conditions

The protest is due to take place at the main entrance of the hospital at 1pm today.

10.1k

Oct 11th 2021, 6:30 AM

# Emergency Departments

3 in 4 staff in country's two largest EDs showed signs of burnout during pandemic, study finds

The study was conducted by researchers at University College Cork.

15.6k

Oct 10th 2021, 3:11 PM

# Intensive care

INMO calls for services at St Vincent's ICU to be 'curtailed until unit is adequately staffed'

Nurses have to use a baby monitor to watch certain patients due to staff shortages, The Journal reported earlier today.

9.9k

Oct 7th 2021, 4:55 PM

# Nurses

Nine in 10 nurses and midwives feel mentally exhausted as result of Covid-19 pandemic

That’s according to new research by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

7.2k

Oct 7th 2021, 4:43 PM

# on the frontline

Staff shortages force ICU nurses at St Vincent's Hospital to watch patients with baby monitor

The ICU is at “breaking point”, nurses say.

The ICU is at "breaking point" with a few "near misses" in recent months, Órla Ryan reports

Nurses say they have been forced to use a baby monitor to watch certain patients due to staff shortages

"The pandemic broke us ... It was horrendous, some of the shifts we put in were indescribable."

71.0k

Oct 7th 2021, 12:10 AM

# Protest

Mullingar hospital nurses protest over understaffing and workload

The INMO says Mullingar is facing 50 unfilled nursing shifts over the coming fortnight.

11.7k

Jul 19th 2021, 1:39 PM

# Hospitals

Bonus for healthcare staff for their work during the pandemic being 'actively considered'

The Taoiseach did not say if it will be a monetary bonus or additional leave, but said the public expendture minister is looking at all options.

24.3k

Jul 7th 2021, 2:24 PM

# annie hoey

'Step up to the plate and do the right thing': Bill on student nurses' pay due before Seanad

The government is expected to pass the bill in order to send it “into the ether”.

12.0k

Feb 19th 2021, 6:30 AM

# student nurses

'I had to tell them their baby was dead': Student nurses to Stephen Donnelly in their own words

A number of nurses contacted the Health Minister following a Dáil debate over pay in December.

102k

Feb 1st 2021, 12:05 AM

# student nurses

'She doesn't get paid for that': Dáil told of student nurse whose patient's toe 'came off in his sock'

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has been accused of gaslighting student nurses.

109k

Jan 20th 2021, 11:56 AM

# covid19

'The system is overloaded': Nurses call for upgraded PPE and fully nationalised private hospital capacity

The INMO has also suggested a partial reopening of schools to take the pressure of healthcare workers with school-aged children.

22.1k

Jan 13th 2021, 5:12 PM

# svuh

'Exhausted' ICU nurses at St Vincent's say safety concerns they raised months ago have not been addressed

Nurses have expressed frustration over shower and sink facilities, as well as not being prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine.

82.5k

Jan 8th 2021, 1:46 PM

# Nurses

Student nurses rostered for work should be paid by employers, Taoiseach says

But Micheal Martin warned such a situation would cause problems for the nursing degree programme.

21.0k

Dec 15th 2020, 9:40 PM

# healthcare workers

Nurses made up 3% of all new Covid-19 cases in Ireland, INMO says

61 nurses contracted the virus in the most recent week for which figures are available.

10.3k

Dec 15th 2020, 10:34 AM

# Covid-19

Government voting against motion to pay student nurses described as 'betrayal'

The Solidarity-People Before Profit (PBP) motion was defeated by 77 votes to 72.

69.2k

167

Dec 3rd 2020, 8:56 AM

# Nurses

INMO calls for isolation period for Covid-positive healthcare workers to be increased

Nurses account for almost a third of all healthcare worker cases of Covid-19.

18.8k

Nov 30th 2020, 3:22 PM