Almost three-quarters of nurses and midwives considering emigration after qualifying 

“Final year students are looking at their qualified colleagues who are burned out and exhausted and they’re seeing how they’re treated by their employer."

Almost three-quarters of intern nurses and midwives have said they are considering leaving Ireland after receiving their qualification, according to a new survey from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). 

However, a third of them have said if staffing and working conditions were improved then they would delay their departure. More than half (54%) also stated that pay was a significant factor in whether they would consider remaining in Ireland or moving to the private healthcare sector.