Hospitals actively looking for accommodation for over-stretched nurses

 Health Minister Stephen Donnelly: 'One of the things I think we can look at in healthcare is bespoke accommodation or local accommodation for individual hospitals.'

Hospitals are looking at building accommodation for nurses, some of whom are spending close to 80% of their wages on rent and driving hours between home and work.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s conference heard fatal crashes are occurring as staff battle extreme tiredness after 12-hour shifts.