IT’S not your standard twinning practice but when it comes to sick children, it’s important to push the boat out.

SENIOR nurses have called for the lifting of the cap on nursing staff imposed by the Government almost two years ago and only adjusted minimally since.

The Irish Association of Nursing and Midwifery has called on the Government to give non-EU hospital staff the right to residency in Ireland.

The Association of Directors of Nursing and Midwifery says it supports the proposed national workplace smoking ban.

DISGRUNTLED nurses at a hospital for the elderly are refusing to make beds, carry out portering duties and other non-nursing tasks in a dispute over staffing levels.