Wednesday 20 September 2023 Housing for frontline healthcare workers must be a focus for Government As Dáil Éireann returns from its summer recess, Ireland’s nursing and midwifery union, the INMO, has called for politicians to make affordable housing for healthcare workers a priority in Budget 2024 and beyond.
Monday 18 September 2023 Persistent Hospital Overcrowding Impacting Patient Safety On World Patient Safety Day, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for the HSE to come to this week’s Emergency Department Taskforce meeting with renewed and workable solutions to reducing overcrowding which in turn will have a positive impact on patient safety.
Monday 11 September 2023 Emergency Department Taskforce must meet as trolley numbers soar The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for the Emergency Department Taskforce to meet urgently to discuss how the HSE plans to tackle the persistent overcrowding problem in Irish hospitals. This comes as over 521 patients, including 7 children, have been admitted to hospital without a bed today.
Thursday 31 August 2023 Worst August for overcrowding is a warning shot for dangerous winter in hospitals The INMO has today published its August 2023 trolley figures which worryingly show this has been the worst August for hospital overcrowding since the INMO began counting trolleys, with over 9,720 patients admitted to hospital without a bed.
Monday 31 July 2023 July trolley figures a red flag warning for winter ahead Over 7,832 patients, including 138 children, went without a bed in Irish hospitals this July according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s TrolleyWatch figures.
Friday 30 June 2023 INMO Successful in Campaign for new Health and Social Care section of HSA The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has welcomed the establishment of a new Health and Social Care Advisory Committee of the Health and Safety Authority.