ICU nurses in UHL begin strike action over lack of staff

Nurses begin work-to-rule on Friday morning over 'lack of safe staffing', which is impacting the 'physical and mental wellbeing of patients and staff', the INMO says

ICU nurses in University Hospital Limerick begin strike action as 84 patients wait for beds. Picture: Dan Linehan

Intensive care nurses in University Hospital Limerick have begun strike action in the form of work-to-rule on Friday morning. 

According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), nearly a quarter of the required nurses are not available on the roster in the hospital's ICU, yet 100% of the ICU beds remain open to admissions.