Nurses stage one-day work stoppage

NURSES at Sligo General Hospital held a day-long strike yesterday over job cutbacks and the non-renewal of temporary contracts for 19 nurses.

Members of the Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) were joined by SIPTU colleagues on the work stoppage which lasted from 8am until 5pm.

According to the Health Services Executive (HSE), the action was unprecedented and posed “major implications” for services at Sligo as 240 nurses took to the picket lines. The hospital said it regretted the inconvenience caused to patients.