INMO pass emergency motion for more nursing staff

The HSE claimed to have hired 1,600 additional nurses since May, which the INMO says is not true. Picture: PA

Frontline nurses need a major staffing boost to deal with the demands of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

This afternoon the INMO passed an emergency motion calling for powers to be restored to the Directors of Nursing and Midwifery to hire the staff they need urgently.