In a landmark victory, Migrant Nurses Ireland has propelled four Indian delegates to seats on the National Executive Council of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Union (INMO), the largest nursing trade union in Ireland. Varghese Joy, the national convener of the organization, along with Treissa P Devassya representing Mater Public Hospital, clinched management seats, while … Read more
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization (INMO) is demanding the immediate withdrawal of a recruitment freeze in the health department. They emphasize the urgent need to address patient overcrowding and other adverse conditions in hospitals. Despite a 13% increase in emergency department patients compared to last year, recruitment has been halted, posing challenges for long-term … Read more
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) says that a zero tolerance policy is necessary to tackle assaults against nurses and midwives. The organisation stated more than 10 nurses experience “some kind of physical, verbal, or sexual assault in their workplace every day” in response to the Government’s decision to increase the maximum penalty for … Read more
The intensive care nurses at University Hospital Limerick started a work-to-rule strike on Friday morning. The hospital staffing shortage was described as a “unprecedented step” by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). With all ICU beds still available for admissions, the INMO claimed the ICU is now running at a 22% staffing shortage. Mary … Read more
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
655 admitted patients were reportedly waiting for a hospital bed this morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization, with University Hospital Limerick suffering the most. The largest number of waiting patients this year, according to the report, was 109 at UHL. A “major internal incident” that the hospital had declared earlier this month … 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
Migrant Nurses Ireland (MNI) organised its first national conference on January 21 at The Richmond Education and Event Centre in Dublin. The national conference was a landmark day for the entire migrant nurses in Ireland. The public meeting was held at 3 p.m. with a colourful tapestry of important presentations, talks, and art performances. The … Read more
In 2022, over 121,318 patients, including 2,777 children, were reported to have gone without a bed in Irish hospitals, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), which has called the situation “intolerable.” In Ireland, this year’s hospital overcrowding set a new record. 11,842 hospital patients who were admitted in December alone were unable … Read more
Irish Nurses and Midwives Report revealed that over 100,000 patients have been left waiting on trolleys in Irish hospitals so far this year. This is the earliest that such a high number of admitted patients without beds has ever been recorded, according to the INMO. Since the beginning of the summer, the organisation has issued … 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
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has outlined concerns around staff and patient safety in University Hospital Limerick. This comes as 118 patients are without a bed in the hospital this morning. The number of patients on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick today make up over 25.2% of the total number of patients on trolleys … Read more