The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) claims that the hospital overcrowding in Cork City is “out of control.” The city’s Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital are both facing record levels of congestion, and the union has called for a customised strategy to address the problem. The highest number in the State of … Read more
The Executive Council of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization (INMO) has approved a campaign of industrial action to address staff shortages. The decision was made after a month-long period of consultation, during which the union claimed it became abundantly evident that hospitals are experiencing a major staffing crisis and that dangerous staffing is increasingly … Read more
Ten assaults on HSE nurses and midwives are reportedly committed daily, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization. The INMO will inform the Oireachtas Health Committee next week that the Health and Safety Authority is not doing enough to safeguard hospital employees from an increase in violent and aggressive incidents. There have been reported … Read more
More than 10,679 people have been without a hospital bed in the month of October, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolleywatch figures, making it the second-highest October on record. This was a more than 25% increase over the same period last year, according to the union, and more than double the … Read more
Today saw the largest number of patients on trolleys so far this year. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there are 669 persons on trolleys in Irish hospitals. This figure includes 28 children. With 80 persons on trolleys today, University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected, followed by Cork University Hospital with 72. … Read more
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for increased security across all areas of hospital campuses. This comes as figures reveal that over 5 nurses were physically, verbally or sexually assaulted a day in the month of June. In 2021 the Health and Safety Authority recorded 7477 inspections but only 446 inspections in health and … Read more