Drogheda A&E nurses meet to consider strike

NURSES at the accident and emergency department in Drogheda meet today to consider the threat of all out strike.

The nurses are pursuing safer staffing levels and improved patient conditions.

Nurses at the accident and emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda are on a work to rule since Monday and refuse to carry out non-nursing duties, such as answering phones and pushing trolleys.