21 jobs at St Finbarr’s Hospital in Cork to be cut

Nurses at St Finbarr’s Hospital have warned of increased staff turnover, heightened stress and declining patient care as a consequence of the loss of 21 nursing and healthcare assistant positions.

Nurses at St Finbarr’s Hospital have warned of increased staff turnover, heightened stress and declining patient care as a consequence of the loss of 21 nursing and healthcare assistant positions, writes Roisin Burke.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) spokesperson Liam Conway told the Evening Echo that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has proposed cutting full-time roles “up to and including 21 healthcare and nursing positions across St Finbarrs Hospital."