'We have 300 vacancies in CUH': Staff hold #EndTheFreeze protests at hospitals

At lunchtime #EndTheFreeze protests around the country against the HSE recruitment freeze, staff expressed frustrations at growing lists of vacancies

Eddie Walsh, Assistant General Secretary of Forsa stands with protesting HSE clerical and administrative staff outside Cork University Hospital on Thursday. "There isn’t an area in the hospital that isn’t affected.” Picture: Chani Anderson

Patients in hospitals this winter could struggle with getting phones answered on wards by staff, booking appointments or meeting medical social workers, trade union Forsa has warned.

At lunchtime protests around the country—including Cork University Hospital—against the HSE recruitment freeze, staff expressed frustrations at growing lists of vacancies.