Nurses on the picket line over staff levels

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.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2003 - 01:00

Neans McSweeney

Nurses at St Patrick’s Hospital in Waterford took to the picket line yesterday for the second time for an hour-long lunchtime protest.

A union official said patience is wearing extremely thin among over-worked staff.

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Courts Health Place: Waterford Place: Sligo Person: Tony Fitzpatrick Person: Geraldine Regan Person: Regan Organisation: St Patrick’s Hospital Organisation: Irish Nurses Organisation Organisation: INO Organisation: St Patrick’s Organisation: South Eastern Health Board Organisation: SEHB Organisation: Labour Relations Commission Organisation: LRC Organisation: St Patrick’s Hospital care Organisation: Irish Association of Directors of Nursing and Midwifery Organisation: IADNAM

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