Student nurses call for improvements on placement pay and allowances

INMO union official Bernie Stenson during a protest by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation over pay demands for student nurses. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Student nurses and midwives from around the country protested outside the Dáil yesterday calling for improved pay and allowances during work placements.

A review into their allowances, carried out by independent mediator Sean McHugh, has been with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly since August but has not yet been published.