Nurses may take industrial action over A&E overcrowding

Nurses may take industrial action later this month to highlight continuing overcrowding in emergency departments.

Nurses may take industrial action over A&E overcrowding
Wed, 02 Sep, 2015 - 01:00
Evelyn Ring

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has claimed overcrowding last month was 40% higher than in August of last year.

The INMO executive council will meet next Tuesday to agree on a campaign that may include a series of simultaneous work stoppages for limited periods across a number of hospitals.

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