HSE recruitment freeze 'a kick in the teeth' say nurses

A recruitment pause was extended last month to include almost all roles with graduate nurses and midwives among the few exemptions.

The HSE’s recruitment freeze for nurses and midwives is "a kick in the teeth” to people working in under-staffed wards and units, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said.

A recruitment pause was extended last month to include almost all roles with graduate nurses and midwives among the few exemptions.