Nurses protest over safety and staffing

NURSES in hospitals around the country are continuing their protests over staffing problems, safety and general working conditions.

At St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin, nurses in the radiology department have voted unanimously in favour of industrial action over what they believe are excessive on-call demands and difficult working conditions.

In Kerry, psychiatric nurses protested outside Tralee General hospital yesterday to highlight their plight. They want garda escorts for difficult patients to be suspended, until a number of key issues have been addressed by the Southern Health Board.