ON the face of it, it seemed that the South Western Area Health Board (SWHB) was to be commended when it took action against a Rathgar nursing home on a number of counts following a visit by a team of inspectors twice this month.

A campaign to get people to dispose of unused medication properly is being launched by the South-Western Health Board today.

UP to 40 complaints ranging from allegations of verbal, physical or sexual abuse of patients and substance abuse by nurses are made to An Bord Altranais each year.

NURSES at one of the country’s largest health-care clinics have begun protest action, claiming cramped conditions are compromising patient care.