Psychiatric nurses vote in favour of industrial action amid staffing dispute with HSE

The PNA has between 6,500 and 7,000 members. File Picture: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Members of the union representing psychiatric nurses has voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action amid a dispute with the HSE over staffing shortages in mental the country's health services and hospitals.

Following the outcome of a ballot of members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA), the union has issued the HSE with three weeks’ notice of the commencement of industrial action. It will begin on July 18.