Government fails to put patients first

THERE have been criticisms against nurses and the Irish Nurses’ Organisation (INO) for allegedly compromising patient care.

I attended the INO protest at St Vincent’s hospital in Dublin on Wednesday, at which all the INO speakers emphasised they were putting patients first.

The nurses were all back in the hospital at noon, after a dignified one-hour protest. They are conducting an incredible campaign in the face of shameful Government and media hostility.