'People are calling in sick because they are stressed' - nurses speak of 'shocking' working conditions

A young nurse who graduated less than two years ago has seen ten of her classmates emigrate to Australia in the last month.

'People are calling in sick because they are stressed' - nurses speak of 'shocking' working conditions

A young nurse who graduated less than two years ago has seen ten of her classmates emigrate to Australia in the last month.

The self-confessed home bird, Jenny O'Riordan, who is on the picket line at Cork University Hospital (CUH), said she doesn't want to have to get on a plane to Australia when her heart is in assisting patients in her native country.

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