INMO to ballot Cork University Hospital coronary care unit nurses for industrial action

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says CUH nurses work 'in a highly pressurised environment' often falling short of 'safe nurse-to-patient ratios'

Nurses in the Coronary Care Unit in Cork University Hospital (CUH) will be balloted for industrial action this week due to issues over safe staffing levels. File picture: Denis Minihane

Nurses in the coronary care unit in Cork University Hospital (CUH) will be balloted for industrial action this week due to issues over safe staffing levels.

A number of issues exist surrounding the safe staffing levels, with many workers questioning the appropriate skill mix in place in the unit, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's (INMO) assistant director of industrial relations Colm Porter.