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06/01/2016
Irish Nurses Due To Go Ahead With Strike Action
Irish nurses working in the country's 26 Emergency Departments (ED) are set to continue with strike action after rejecting proposals to address overcrowding, staffing and patient safety issues.
On Tuesday, 58% of staff voted against settlement proposals brought forward by the HSE.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Union (INMO) Executive Council has now agreed to two days of strike action involving rolling stoppages for Thursday, 14 January and Tuesday, 26 January.
The INMO said ED members have 'no confidence' in local management to deliver the changes needed to improve the environment for both patients and staff in their departments.
It is understood over 550 patients were left on trolleys across the country in recent days which, according to the INMO, demonstrates their ED members opinions.
General Secretary of INMO, Liam Doran, said: "It is quite clear that, in rejecting these proposals, our members were stating that they had no confidence in senior management, at local level, to implement the proposed measures on a continuous basis.
"It was also obvious that members believe that there is a complete lack of awareness, within senior management, as to the compromising of patient care, and safe nursing practice, occurring on a daily basis, from the continuous presence of trolleys and overcrowding generally.
"We will now consult with our ED representatives and strike committees, on Thursday, and prepare for the first day of strike action, in seven hospitals, now scheduled for Thursday, January 14."
(LM)
On Tuesday, 58% of staff voted against settlement proposals brought forward by the HSE.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Union (INMO) Executive Council has now agreed to two days of strike action involving rolling stoppages for Thursday, 14 January and Tuesday, 26 January.
The INMO said ED members have 'no confidence' in local management to deliver the changes needed to improve the environment for both patients and staff in their departments.
It is understood over 550 patients were left on trolleys across the country in recent days which, according to the INMO, demonstrates their ED members opinions.
General Secretary of INMO, Liam Doran, said: "It is quite clear that, in rejecting these proposals, our members were stating that they had no confidence in senior management, at local level, to implement the proposed measures on a continuous basis.
"It was also obvious that members believe that there is a complete lack of awareness, within senior management, as to the compromising of patient care, and safe nursing practice, occurring on a daily basis, from the continuous presence of trolleys and overcrowding generally.
"We will now consult with our ED representatives and strike committees, on Thursday, and prepare for the first day of strike action, in seven hospitals, now scheduled for Thursday, January 14."
(LM)
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