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Over 10,000 patients went without hospital beds in October

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

Five nurses physically, verbally or sexually assaulted every day in June – INMO

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