‘Radical’ steps needed to retain nurses

OVERCROWDING, staff shortages and bed closures will continue unless radical steps are taken to keep nurses in Ireland, the Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) warned yesterday.

The staffing crisis, coupled with the shortage of newly-qualified nurses requires “a radical solution”, INO general secretary Liam Doran said yesterday.

No new nurses will graduate next year because of the move from a three to a four-year degree programme.