Threatened work stoppage by ambulance workers suspended
The work stoppage by SIPTU ambulance workers planned for next Monday has been suspended. There had been fears that the planned four-hour stoppage, which was to have started at 8 o’clock in the morning, would have caused major disruption to patients and services. But, for now at least, the work…
Fears of ambulance work stoppage next Monday
There are fears that ambulance services in the North West could be affected by an industrial dispute next Monday. The row is between SIPTU members in the ambulance sector and the National Ambulance Service over a number of issues, including rostering. A work stoppage in the ambulance service is now…
New children’s ambulance will be based in Donegal Town
A children’s ambulance service which is the first of it’s kind in the world is extending it’s service into the North West. The Bumbleance service caters for sick children who need to travel to and from hospital appointments in Dublin from the most rural parts of the country. A new…