Nurses may strike over unsafe staffing levels

Nurses may strike over unsafe staffing levels

Brian Moloney and Caitriona Ni Chathain, attending the UHL protest today. Pictures: Brendan Gleeson

Overcrowded hospitals in Munster run the risk of industrial action by nurses and midwives after the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) agreed to take a stand against “unsafe” conditions.

Following an executive council decision, any hospital or healthcare site where INMO members are working can ballot for industrial action to achieve safe staffing levels between now and May.

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