Graduate Nurses and Midwives left in limbo as HSE withhold job contracts The INMO has called on the HSE to immediately issue permanent contracts to newly qualified nurses and midwives, warning that 2026 graduates are being left without jobs despite substantial hospital vacancies.
Worst September on record for hospital overcrowding 12,274 patients were treated in inappropriate locations in Irish hospitals in September, according to the INMO, making this the worst September on record for hospital overcrowding.
INMO public service members begin Work to Rule Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation working in the public health service will begin industrial action in the form of a work-to-rule at the start of their shifts on Wednesday, September 30th 2026.