Nurses’ union stands firm in row over 50% registration fee hike

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is standing firm on its advice to members about a controversial registration fee.

The nursing regulator has been involved in a war of words with the nursing union over its plan to impose a 50% fee increase.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), however, said it had to be self-funding, which meant the planned registration fee, due on January 1, must be €150.