Frontline nurses and doctors warn of insufficient staff to cope with backlog

Concern has been expressed in recent weeks about the rising level of Covid-19 transmission in hospitals.

Nurses and doctors working on the frontline will today warn the Oireachtas Health Committee there is not have enough staff to meet the growing backlog of non-Covid care and will call for improved protection in hospitals.

The three largest unions – the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, the Irish Medical Organisation and the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) – will discuss access to testing, staffing and pay with the committee.