#Psychiatric Nurses Association
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Thursday 18 July, 2019
Over 500 ambulance staff to begin 24-hour strike tomorrow in a row over union recognition
Workers have already staged seven days of work stoppages in January, February and March and May.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
500 ambulance staff to hold another 24-hour strike in a row over union recognition
Workers have already staged seven days of work stoppages in January, February and March and May.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Friday 31 May, 2019
500 ambulance staff beginning 24-hour strike today in a row over union recognition
Workers have already staged work stoppages in January, February and March.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Friday 8 February, 2019
Psychiatric Nurses Association escalates action and announces three more strike days
Until now, the PNA had only participated in an overtime ban.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Wednesday 6 February, 2019
Ambulance staff announce three more days of strike action
The dispute centres on a row over trade union membership.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Thursday 31 January, 2019
Psychiatric nurses begin overtime ban as INMO ends first 24-hour strike this morning
The strike action is over recruitment and retention of nurses within the sector
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Friday 13 October, 2017
'Totally unacceptable': Two people spend night on chairs in mental health unit
The Psychiatric Nurses Association has said the situation is intolerable for patients and upsetting for staff.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Friday 27 June, 2014
'Traumatised': Seventh nurse attacked by patient in Kerry psychiatric unit
Six other attacks on nurses took place in a ten-day period earlier this month.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
Clinicians brand mental health report as 'damning indictment' of minister's work
The Psychiatric Nurses Association say that the government’s roadmap for improvements in the sector needs to be overhauled.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Wednesday 28 May, 2014
Psychiatric patients pay the price as consultant leave goes uncovered
The PNA said yesterday that there has been an “unacceptable deterioration in the mental health service” in the region.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Friday 23 May, 2014
Psychiatric nurses reject Lynch comments, claim Galway unit 'anything but safe'
The HSA has been called in to examine the unit at UCHG after the death of a patient last week.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Saturday 30 November, 2013
Labour conference hears call for Gilmore to resign over disability cuts
A motion on disability cuts has sparked a call for the Tánaiste to resign at the Labour Party conference in Killarney this morning.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Tuesday 22 October, 2013
Email with personal details of girl found at GPO accidentally sent to member of public Exclusive
The message contained specific details about the young teenager’s physical and mental wellbeing and a photograph of her in hospital.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Friday 21 June, 2013
TD slams 'chaotic' plan to move MORE patients into struggling psychiatric unit
Denis Naughten has demanded an immediate audit of staffing levels, saying it’s clear the current levels are inadequate.
HSE to meet with interest groups over 'mayhem' at Roscommon Hospital unit
Concerns have been raised about safety at the psychiatric care unit at the hospital following the recent death of a mother-of-two and a number of assaults on staff and patients.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Wednesday 19 June, 2013
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
The one Roscommon nurse out on sick leave was assaulted by patient, says PNA
The Psychiatric Nurses Association denies the Taoiseach’s claims that a staffing crisis at Roscommon County Hospital’s psychiatric unit has been caused by sick leave.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Nurses warn of industrial action if government legislates for pay cuts
The Psychiatric Nurses Association has called on other public sector unions to threaten a ballot on industrial action if the government legislates to cut pay.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Monday 18 February, 2013
'We have no more to give': Over 3,000 attend Frontline services rally
Unions representing prison workers, hospital staff, ambulance workers and Gardaí attend a major rally in Tallaght.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Monday 7 January, 2013
Graduate nurses should not accept 'insulting salary' - INMO
The general secretary of the INMO hopes that a graduate boycott of the jobs on offer at the reduced rate will ‘force the HSE back to the table’.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Friday 11 March, 2011
Nursing unions warn of possible disruptions to health services from Monday
New pay rates for agency staff could result in disruptions from next week.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Wednesday 2 February, 2011
Psychiatric nurses join campaign to reverse wage cuts
Psychiatric nurses have joined the campaign aimed at reversing pay cuts to student nurses who are required to work full time as part of their training.
# psychiatric-nurses-association - Monday 6 December, 2010
Frontline workers join new union
Hundreds of members have left established trade unions, including Siptu, to join a newly formed union headed by the Psychiatric Nurses’ Association.