Theatre nurses stage one-day work-to-rule at three hospitals

THEATRE nurses at Limerick, Ennis and Nenagh hospitals yesterday staged a one-day work-to-rule in protest at pay rates for on-call duty.

Seventy nurses at Limerick Regional Hospital and Ennis and Nenagh General Hospitals withdrew from portering, clerical and administrative duties and staged lunchtime and afternoon protests outside the hospitals.

The nurses want a significant increase in their flat fee for agreeing to be on call. They also want the system where they are paid per case for on-call duty to be changed to an hourly rate.