More than 50 vacant nursing positions at University Hospital Kerry

INMO industrial relations officer Liam Conway said the 50 vacancies were 'unfilled because of maternity leave'

University Hospital Kerry is seeing 'significant  overcrowding issues', the INMO said. File picture: Dan Linehan

There are now more than 50 vacant nursing positions at University Hospital Kerry (UHK), leaving the hospital without more than 8% of the nursing workforce. 

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) have warned this is putting patients at risk and has called for the HSE to immediately end the recruitment moratorium.