A&E nurses in Mercy vote in favour of industrial action

Nurses working in a busy city centre emergency department in Cork have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over concerns that staff shortages are compromising patient care.

However, they have agreed not to go on strike in the short term at the emergency department in the Mercy University Hospital (MUH) to allow management the chance to improve staffing levels.

The deferral of action follows a meeting yesterday morning between hospital management and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).