Stretched community nurses admit missing aspects of care

Community nursing is under severe strain, but that is nothing new to Catherine Rotte-Murray, a public health nurse in Co Waterford.

Stretched community nurses admit missing aspects of care

There were 1,690 public health nurses in 2009 and today there are 1,490 struggling to cope with earlier acute care discharges and more complex cases.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation yesterday launched a report that points to the lack of much-needed reform in community nursing.

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