42 Patients on trolleys in Sligo
Sligo University Hospital has the second highest number of patients on trolleys in the Country today. There are currently 42 people waiting on beds in Sligo University, a number surpassed only by University Hospital Limerick where there are 57 people currently on trolleys The number nationally stands at…
HSE says ED at SUH is extremely busy today
The HSE says the Emergency Department at Sligo University Hospital is extremely busy today. It is reminding the public to only attend the Emergency Department in the case of a real emergencies and to contact their GP or GP Out-of-Hours service in the first instance. A spokesperson says the industrial…
Nurses strike: No end in sight at present
More than 3,000 nurses across the north west are now five hours into their third 24-hour strike day. They are picketing outside Sligo and Letterkenny University hospitals as well as other HSE facilities throughout the region. Among those on the picket line in Sligo is the president of the INMO,…
Nurses begin third day of strike action
Nurses throughout Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are on the picket line again this morning in what is their third national 24-hour strike day. They will be outside Sligo and Letterkenny University hospitals as well as other HSE facilities. Day three of the nurses strike got underway at 8am, and once…
Striking nurses say they have tried every other avenue in effort to resolve dispute
Nurses on the picket line outside hospitals and HSE facilities across the region today have vowed to continue their campaign for as long as it takes to obtain what want in relation to pay, conditions and staff retention. On what was a drizzly morning outside Sligo University Hospital, INMO members…
Disruption to hospitals in north west could continue today
The HSE is warning of potential disruption to services in hospitals in Sligo and Letterkenny once they get back up and running later. Industrial action by nurses ends at 8am, but the HSE says there could be a surge in patients presenting at emergency departments. INMO members will stage a…
Staffing a key issue for striking nurses
More than 3,000 nurses throughout Sligo, Leitirm and Donegal are continuing their protest action this afternoon. The first all-out strike by the INMO since 1999 is the latest in an ongoing campaign for improved staffing levels, pay and conditions. Despite the first heavy overnight snow and frost this winter, nurses…