Concerning rise in number of midwives assaulted in workplace, INMO says
The Government vowed to increase the maximum penalty for assaulting healthcare staff. The INMO has revealed that over 800 nurses and midwives were assaulted in the first three months of 2023. Following the concerning figures, the Government vowed to increase the maximum penalty for assaulting nurses, midwives, and other frontline workers. INMO General Secretary, Phil […]
3 years ago
850 new nursing jobs to be created in Irish hospitals
There is currently an overcrowding crisis. A €25 million investment is set to see over 850 new nursing posts created in Irish hospitals over the next year. The plans are expected to be announced by the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, today in the hopes of reducing the impact of overcrowding in hospitals. The Irish […]
3 years ago
Irish woman left alone without carers for 21 hours due to shortage
Terrible. A woman in Wexford has revealed that she was left alone in her home for 21 hours with no food or water due to a carer shortage. With many carers being absent due to Covid, Sharon Colgan, who has cerebral palsy was left stuck in her urine-soaked bed for almost 24 hours as she […]
4 years ago
Irish nurses subjected to over 7,500 assaults since the beginning of the pandemic
Figures show an alarmingly high rate of abuse faced by healthcare workers doing their job. Irish nurses have suffered over 7,500 assaults at work since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, HSE figures show. Over the past seven years, 33,341 assaults on nurses were recorded – 7,737 of which took place in 2020 and 2021 […]
5 years ago
4th year student nurses to get pay increase of 12.5%
The increase comes after a review of their payment was commissioned last year. Student nurses who are on their fourth-year internship are to receive a pay increase of around 12.5 per cent. The increase, proposed by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, aims to allow students on the 36-week internship to earn around 80 per cent […]
5 years ago
Nurse whose toddler has been hospitalised with Covid says she’s “angry”
“If you choose not to be vaccinated, you’ve made a choice for my daughter too.” A nurse in the US whose toddler was admitted to ICU with Covid-19 has said she is “angry” that working with unvaccinated patients has exposed her family to the virus. Amelia Cannon, from Oklahoma, usually works in her hospital’s Emergency […]
5 years ago