Nurses claim intimidation over protests

NURSES have faced intimidation from some hospital bosses over their protests to highlight the state of A&E wards, it was claimed yesterday.

The Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) said it had lodged a formal complaint with Kevin Kelly, acting chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive (HSE).

INO general secretary Liam Doran said certain hospital management had sought to intimidate nursing staff into not giving media interviews or participating in the hospital lunchtime protests on overcrowding in A&E wards.