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# Nurses

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November 2023
HSE recruitment freeze extended for almost all categories
HSE chief Bernard Gloster said the service is on course to “exceed its funded workforce target”.
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Nov 11th 2023, 1:46 PM
INMO to engage with members over industrial action as HSE consider extending recruitment freeze
The nurses and midwives union will engage with its members over potentially taking industrial action.
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Nov 10th 2023, 11:12 PM
New CSO research indicates many emigrating nurses and doctors return
The CSO research was published today.
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Nov 7th 2023, 1:12 PM
This year
2023
Staff at new Children's Hospital may be housed at Crumlin hospital
CHI is struggling to find accommodation for staff amid the ongoing housing crisis.
Children's Health Ireland is struggling to find accommodation for staff amid the ongoing housing crisis, Órla Ryan reports
The INMO says housing is "becoming one of the biggest barriers to recruiting and retaining nurses and midwives"
Dublin could become a medical centre of excellence, if we can recruit and house enough staff, one senator says
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Oct 31st 2023, 12:05 AM
New Children's Hospital won't open until April 2025 at the earliest
Eating disorder services nurse says getting paid properly by the HSE is a 'constant battle'
The Dublin-based nurse said HSE payroll issues have seen him left with €200 for two week spells, and struggling to pay rent.
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Sep 30th 2023, 6:52 PM
Nursing body says overcrowding in hospitals making it 'impossible' to provide safe care
Over 5,210 patients, including 100 children, have been without a bed in Irish hospitals since the beginning of September.
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Sep 17th 2023, 6:30 AM
Visa delays leave African nurses in Ireland isolated from family
Nurses migrating to Ireland to fill vacancies say housing crisis, cultural differences and visa process delays might push them to leave.
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Jul 27th 2023, 8:05 PM
Nurses recruited to Ireland who fail €2,800 test left with debt and no work
A report by
Eimer McAuley
There have been calls for pre-test training to be introduced.
Two nurses who failed the exam, and were left in debt and unsure what to do next have spoken to The Journal about their experience.
Eimer McAuley continues her reporting on the recruitment and retention problems in the health service.
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Jun 17th 2023, 12:05 AM
It is 'inevitable' the health service will have to move to a seven-day roster, Tánaiste says
HSE chief Bernard Gloster said last week he is seeking to introduce a “permanent” seven-day working roster for hospital staff.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also said a seven-day roster is something the government will be discussing with the healthcare unions.
The INMO on Wednesday revealed that 11,856 people were without hospital beds in May.
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Jun 2nd 2023, 2:24 PM
'Winter trolley numbers in May': INMO slam hospital wait times as almost 12,000 without beds
Explainer: Why are HSE bosses calling for a ‘permanent’ seven-day roster for hospital staff?
Nurse loses unfair dismissal case after she was fired for forging signature to get medication
The hospital dismissed the Clinical Nurse Manager for gross misconduct on 18 June 2021.
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May 28th 2023, 12:34 PM
Limerick Hospital ICU nurses call for two beds to close until more staff are recruited
The nurses, who are members of the INMO, are now taking work-to-rule industrial action.
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May 12th 2023, 11:55 AM
Donnelly in talks on establishing 'hospital-linked' accommodation for migrant nurses
The Health Minister said that he has spoken with hospital management about setting up accommodation for overseas staff in particular.
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May 5th 2023, 3:04 PM
Nurses to vote on potential strike action as HSE and Government roll out new promises
The INMO Executive Council said that a fully funded staffing plan is needed to avoid the “catastrophic impact” of last winter.
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May 4th 2023, 1:44 PM
INMO call for Health and Safety Authority resources to protect healthcare staff from danger
INMO President Karen McGowan spoke on behalf of healthcare workers at a Workers’ Memorial Day event at the Garden of Rememberance.
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Apr 28th 2023, 1:49 PM
Mater Hospital nurse up for global award on leading change in infection control after pandemic
Jincy Jerry, a nursing manager who has an autistic son, says she experiences the health service from both sides.
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Apr 21st 2023, 9:42 PM
'Non-EU nurses are paying to come here': Ireland's place in global scramble for healthcare staff
The co-founder of Migrant Nurses Ireland said the organisation is aware of instances of non-EU nurses paying to come to Ireland for work.
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Feb 19th 2023, 12:05 AM
At least 10 assaults on Irish hospital staff each day, committee to be told
The Oireachtas Health Committee will focus on assaults and attacks on healthcare workers.
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Feb 8th 2023, 7:00 AM
'Not acceptable' that people are dying due to overcrowding, says INMO
The former head of the HSE also stated today that overcrowding has become a permanent feature of the healthcare system.
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Jan 8th 2023, 4:33 PM
Last year
2022
Taoiseach asks HSE to 'deploy all available resources' in response to respiratory viruses surge
Frontline healthcare workers ‘feel that they have been abandoned to a situation that was avoidable,’ the INMO’s general secretary said.
Taoiseach has said that HSE must deploy all available resources to combat virus surge.
HSE said they're seeing more people currently in hospital with Covid-19 than had been expected.
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Dec 23rd 2022, 2:20 PM
Student nurses and midwives to get extra accommodation, meal and uniform allowances
Two additional uniforms for student nurses and midwives will also be provided at the start of their internship.
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Dec 13th 2022, 5:41 PM
UK minister says deals to match inflation are unaffordable as nursing and rail strike loom
British Transport Secretary Mark Harper said there ‘simply isn’t the money’.
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Nov 27th 2022, 4:34 PM
Nurses working in ‘horrendous’ conditions as 100,000 patients left on trolleys
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation warned that workers are ‘stretched to the limit, with staff shortages reported across the country.
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Nov 8th 2022, 4:41 PM
Nurses and midwives' union to ballot members on industrial action
INMO has pointed to persistent inflation and the rising cost of living as sources of strain for members.
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Aug 22nd 2022, 4:26 PM
Nurses warn of winter 'twindemic' if overcrowding in hospitals is not addressed
The INMO said that the number of patients without a bed last month was up 52% on the previous year.
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Jul 31st 2022, 6:00 AM
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
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May 16th 2022, 10:45 PM
Why we emigrated: Irish healthcare professionals on what pushed them to leave
“I was in a theatre all day with one surgeon and I worked every day with him for a year and he didn’t know my name.”
The problem is not unique to Ireland but there are a lot of push factors in the Irish healthcare system, according to staff
The situation is radically different in other countries, say nurses, doctors and physios who have left Ireland
" I was in a theatre all day with one surgeon and I worked every day with him for a year and he didn’t know my name."
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May 16th 2022, 12:05 AM
'Disappointing' to have no nursing or midwifery member on new Covid advisory group, INMO says
The Department of Health yesterday confirmed the details of the new Covid-19 Advisory Group that will include members such as Professor Luke O’Neill.
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Apr 9th 2022, 2:39 PM
Nurses at psychiatric hospital 'furious' as pay issues leave them hundreds of euro out of pocket
The union representing nurses said there have been issues since Christmas.
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Apr 2nd 2022, 12:10 AM
All time
Hospitals to require visitors to show proof of Covid vaccination or immunity from Monday
Frontline staff have welcomed the change, saying it was “ridiculous” that people had to show a Covid cert to enter a café but not an ICU.
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Nov 25th 2021, 3:39 PM
INMO members to protest outside Connolly Hospital today over continued unsafe working conditions
The protest is due to take place at the main entrance of the hospital at 1pm today.
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Oct 11th 2021, 6:30 AM
3 in 4 staff in country's two largest EDs showed signs of burnout during pandemic, study finds
The study was conducted by researchers at University College Cork.
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Oct 10th 2021, 3:11 PM
INMO calls for services at St Vincent's ICU to be 'curtailed until unit is adequately staffed'
Nurses have to use a baby monitor to watch certain patients due to staff shortages, The Journal reported earlier today.
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Oct 7th 2021, 4:55 PM
Nine in 10 nurses and midwives feel mentally exhausted as result of Covid-19 pandemic
That’s according to new research by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
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Oct 7th 2021, 4:43 PM
Staff shortages force ICU nurses at St Vincent's Hospital to watch patients with baby monitor
The ICU is at “breaking point”, nurses say.
The ICU is at "breaking point" with a few "near misses" in recent months, Órla Ryan reports
Nurses say they have been forced to use a baby monitor to watch certain patients due to staff shortages
"The pandemic broke us ... It was horrendous, some of the shifts we put in were indescribable."
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Oct 7th 2021, 12:10 AM
'Exhausted' ICU nurses at St Vincent's say safety concerns they raised months ago have not been addressed
Mullingar hospital nurses protest over understaffing and workload
The INMO says Mullingar is facing 50 unfilled nursing shifts over the coming fortnight.
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Jul 19th 2021, 1:39 PM
Bonus for healthcare staff for their work during the pandemic being 'actively considered'
The Taoiseach did not say if it will be a monetary bonus or additional leave, but said the public expendture minister is looking at all options.
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Jul 7th 2021, 2:24 PM
'Step up to the plate and do the right thing': Bill on student nurses' pay due before Seanad
The government is expected to pass the bill in order to send it “into the ether”.
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Feb 19th 2021, 6:30 AM
'I had to tell them their baby was dead': Student nurses to Stephen Donnelly in their own words
A number of nurses contacted the Health Minister following a Dáil debate over pay in December.
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Feb 1st 2021, 12:05 AM
'She doesn't get paid for that': Dáil told of student nurse whose patient's toe 'came off in his sock'
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has been accused of gaslighting student nurses.
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Jan 20th 2021, 11:56 AM
'The system is overloaded': Nurses call for upgraded PPE and fully nationalised private hospital capacity
The INMO has also suggested a partial reopening of schools to take the pressure of healthcare workers with school-aged children.
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Jan 13th 2021, 5:12 PM
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