A&E departments face chaos after nurses vote for strike

Hospital emergency departments will be thrown into chaos next month when nurses strike to end overcrowding.

A&E departments face chaos after nurses vote for strike
Wed, 25 Nov, 2015 - 00:00
Evelyn Ring and Elaine Loughlin

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said there was overwhelmingly support — 92% — for work stoppages in 25 emergency departments and that its members were walking out as a last resort.

The industrial action will take place from Tuesday, December 15, over two to three hours and will roll across several hospitals.

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