NHS nurses to go on strike in the UK in a dispute over pay
NHS nurses will go on strike in the UK in a dispute over pay. This is the first nationwide industrial action by nurses attached to the Royal College of Nursing union in its more than …
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I can no longer handle doing this job – Some nurses say they’re facing burnout
Anxiety, pressure and tiredness, along with the fear of contracting Covid and suffering from seeing so many deaths, are among the reasons, according to several studies that the USA is facing a nursing shortage. Nurses …
Calls for A&E departments to review security after nurses say they were punched and threatened
The HSE was asked to conduct a full safety review of emergency rooms at hospitals across the country after nurses said they had been beaten, threatened, abused and intimidated by patients. The Irish Nurses and …
Major concern that Ireland and UK will see an exodus of front line workers when the pandemic ends
The pressure of the third wave of the pandemic and lockdown restrictions have taken a major effect on front line workers, top medics say. It’s understood that top Irish and UK medics are now very …
Severe hospital staff shortages despite 73,300 signing up to ‘Be On Call For Ireland’, claims The Rural Independents
Ongoing government ineptitude exposed as only 321 recruited from ‘Be on Call for Ireland’ initiative, despite hospitals decimated by persistent staff shortages! The Rural Independent Group has strongly criticised the government’s inaction at addressing the …
Online uproar as three nurses are being treated for coronavirus after they were forced to use bin bags as personal protective equipment
There’s been major uproar online after it emerged that three nurses are fighting against covid-19Â having contracting it due to no fault of their own. It has been reported that three nurses who were forced to …
Three nurses test positive for coronavirus after they were forced to use bin liners due to personal protective equipment shortage
It has been reported that three nurses who were forced to use bin bags during their shift due to a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) tested positive for coronavirus. Just a few weeks ago, …
Nurses left high after consuming cake laced with cannabis which was accidentally given to them by an elderly man
A group of nurses were apparently left ‘off their faces’ after they consumed a cake laced with cannabis. According to reports in the UK, the staff Warrington Hospital in Cheshire, were left high after they …
Nurses and midwives strike may be on the cards again, as union rejects proposed Government contracts
A fresh wave of strike action by nurses and midwives may be on the horizon, as union representatives have flatly rejected the proposed new contracts offered by the Government. It is understood that talks between …
INMO recommends that nurses and midwives accept the deal put on the table at the Labour Court
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has recommended that nurses and midwives accept the deal put on the table at the Labour Court yesterday. The deal would see a number of workers earning up …
