Surgery cancelled due to industrial action by theatre nurses

A NUMBER of patients in the Mid-Western Health Board (MWHB) have had surgery cancelled because of industrial action by theatre nurses.

Two day cases and two theatre operations were cancelled at Nenagh General Hospital yesterday, one of three hospitals hit by a work-to-rule, in a dispute over on-call pay.

Irish Nurses’ Organisation (INO) representative Helen Rouine said further cancellations were likely as the industrial action drags on.