943 nurses have names removed from register for not paying fees

MORE than 900 nurses have had their names removed from the Register of Nurses over their failure to pay annual fees to An Bord Altranais.

The nursing board has confirmed that the High Court recently approved the removal off the register of the names of 943 nurses who had owed fees for two or more years.

Originally, a total of 1,775 nurses were due to be struck off for the non-payment of fees.