Patients 'suffering in face of recruitment embargo'

Patients are suffering in silence due to the recruitment embargo in the health sector, a union leader claimed today.

Wed, 05 May, 2010 - 10:20

Patients are suffering in silence due to the recruitment embargo in the health sector, a union leader claimed today.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) maintained Government and health chiefs have no appreciation of how tough it is on hospital wards as staff numbers drop.

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Courts Public sector cutbacks Place: Trim,Person: Liam Doran Person: Doran Person: Health Minister Person: Mary Harney Person: Sheila Dickson Person: Linda Silas Person: Sara Burke Organisation: Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Organisation: INMO Organisation: HSE Organisation: Canadian Federation of Nurses Union

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