Nurses strike at Mullingar General Hospital

Nurses at Mullingar General Hospital are on strike this morning in a dispute over staffing levels.

They say that the shortage of nurses in theatre at the hospital is unsafe. The Irish Nurses’ Organisation (INO) says the industrial action will continue until their concerns are addressed.

Spokeswoman, Patsy Doyle, said that the action is as a result of a year-long claim.

“We have been ignored effectively by the Midland Health Board, who have not come to the table at the Labour Relations Commission despite many invitations, and it leaves the staff at Mullingar General with no other choice this morning but to engage in industrial action. They do not have enough nurses to operate those theatres safely,” she said.