Press releases

The INMO has called for urgent action on staff safety in light of record overcrowding during this year’s European Health and Safety at Work week.

Over 101,240 patients have been admitted to hospital without a bed so far this year, including 582 today, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

563 patients are on trolleys today, including a record-breaking 130 patients in University Hospital Limerick.

563 patients are on trolleys today, including a record-breaking 130 patients in University Hospital Limerick.

Commenting on the Health and Information Quality Authority’s latest hospital inspection reports, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said that the level of unfilled clinical posts as outlined in the reports should be a cause of concern for the Government.

Responding to the announcement that the HSE is to impose a recruitment freeze on certain health care workers, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has stated that although Nurses and Midwives are exempt from this freeze, an embargo on recruitment among healthcare workers will have a direct impact on their ability to deliver safe care.