North West nurses leader hopeful of ‘meaningful discussions’ in bid to avert strike
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation will sit down for talks with the HSE today to try and avert strike action which will affect hospitals and nursing units across the north west. The talks at the Workplace Relations Commission, are aimed at averting planned strike action – the first of…
Donegal TD says ‘Government arrogance and ineptitude’ cause for nurses and midwives strike
A Sinn Fein Donegal TD has blamed what he describes as ‘Government arrogance and ineptitude’ for nurses and midwives going on strike. The Irish and Nurses and Midwives organisation has announced that a 24-hour work stoppage will take place at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals on January 30th over low…
Latest INMO Trolley watch figures
132 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 111 are waiting in the emergency department, while 21 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital. The worst-hit hospitals today are: University Hospital Limerick – 24 Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore – 17 Midland Regional…
Nurses & midwives vote to take strike action
Nurses and midwives across the north west have voted to go on strike over staff shortages and pay. Around 2,200 nurses and midwives across counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal have been casting their votes over the last month. Nationally 95% of members balloted were in favour industrial action. INMO North…
November worst month on record for hospital waiting figures
November was the worst month on record for hospital waiting figures in the North West and nationally. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, 431 people were waiting on trolleys or chairs in Sligo University Hospital last month compared to 198 the same time last year. Letterkenny University Hospital…
8,693 people so far this year have had to wait for a bed in North West hospitals
So far in 2018, 8,693 people had to wait for a bed in North West Hospitals. With a month still to go, 2018 has been the worst year for hospital overcrowding since the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation began recording the waiting figures in 2004. 3,884 people have had to…
37% more people waiting for a hospital bed compared to this time last month
There were 37% more people waiting on trolleys in the first week of October compared to the first week of September in the North West. In Letterkenny University Hospital, 136 people were waiting for a bed so far this week compared to 104 this time last month which is an…