Health workers deserve 'special recognition' for 'running on fumes' during pandemic

The director of the INMO said hHealthcare workers were still “running on fumes” due to the intensity and traumatic nature of their work during the pandemic. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The director of industrial relations with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said that healthcare workers deserve “special recognition” for their efforts during the pandemic, as had happened in other jurisdictions.

Healthcare workers were still “running on fumes” due to the intensity and traumatic nature of their work during the pandemic, Tony Fitzpatrick told Newstalk Breakfast.