Thursday 12 September 2024 Navigating Birth and Conflict in the West Bank: A Documentary Film About the Work of Midwives As hostilities in Gaza continue, the neighbouring West Bank has also faced a surge in violence over the past month. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), around 73,000 women in the West Bank are currently pregnant, with more than 8,000 expected to give birth in the coming month as the violence threatens to spill over further. With hospitals overwhelmed and roads blocked by checkpoints, providing safe care has become nearly impossible....
Monday 19 August 2024 Galway Public Health Nurse Management to begin Industrial Action The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has served notice of industrial action on HSE West and North West.
Wednesday 31 July 2024 9,755 people on hospital trolleys this July Over 9,755 people, including 73 children, were treated on a trolley, chair or other inappropriate bed space in Irish hospitals in July according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
Friday 26 July 2024 Unions to consult their members on row over Pay and Numbers Strategy The Staff Panel of the ICTU Healthcare Unions met with the HSE on the 25th of July 2024 regarding the Pay & Numbers Strategy which was announced on the 10th of July 2024.
Monday 22 July 2024 Healthcare unions call for consultation on HSE staffing plans Healthcare unions have written to the HSE today regarding the proposed Pay and Numbers Strategy announced by the HSE last week. The NJC Staff Panel of Trade Unions have expressed concern over the lack of consultation over the proposed strategy.
Monday 15 July 2024 Patient safety at further risk The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said that limiting recruitment caps enforced by the Health Service Executive will put patient safety at risk...