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HSE reduces income assessment rate for people supported by Fair Deal

The income assessment rate for people in nursing homes supported by Fair Deal has been significantly reduced. According to the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Nursing Homes Support Scheme has been updated to change the rate at which the income ...

02 Nov 2022 at 11:35

National News

More than 4,100 nurses assaulted since January last year, says union

There were more than 4,100 reported incidents of assault against nurses between January last year and February this year, according to a healthcare union. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said this is a “conservative figure” as ...

29 Apr 2024 at 18:49

National News

'It is an industrial relations issue' - Varadkar speaks amid student nurses protest today

Student nurses and midwives held a demonstration outside Leinster House today and protested pay and conditions for student nurses. At present, students completing their clinical placement from years 1-3 and the first semester of year 4 receive ...

02 Nov 2021 at 16:42

National News

Covid Certs required to visit nursing homes

People visiting nursing homes will need to show a digital covid cert or proof of vaccination from Monday. New HSE guidance will require proof of vaccination or immunity at the entrance. Visitors may also be asked to show photo ID to make sure ...

12 Nov 2021 at 11:13

90% of Irish nurses facing mental exhaustion, says survey

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'Taken a psychological toll'; New survey reveals 90% of nurses are facing mental exhaustion

New research by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has found that 97 per cent of nurses and midwives believe Covid-19 has had a negative psychological impact on the profession. The ‘Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Nurses ...

08 Oct 2021 at 18:04

National News

Student nurses to receive pay increase

Student nurses in their fourth-year internship are to receive an increase in payments of about 12.5 per cent. The Irish Times reported this increase will be one of a number of proposals put forward by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly ...

02 Nov 2021 at 11:45

National News

Nurses call for 'serious intervention' as almost 1000 people wait on trolleys today (Jan 3)

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is calling for "serious intervention" by the government to tackle overcrowding in hospitals across Ireland. It comes as almost 931 admitted patients wait for beds at hospitals nationwide ...

03 Jan 2023 at 11:14

National News

Almost 12,000 patients admitted to Irish hospitals without beds in December say nurses

Almost 12,000 patients were admitted to Irish hospitals without a bed in December. That's according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), which recorded a total of 11,842 patients in overcrowded hospitals this month. It ...

30 Dec 2022 at 12:55

National News

Nurses working in ‘horrendous’ conditions as 100,000 patients left on trolleys

Nurses and midwives are working in “horrendous” conditions and are suffering from stress and burnout, as it emerged that more than 100,000 patients have been left waiting on trolleys in Irish hospitals this year. The Irish Nurses and ...

08 Nov 2022 at 16:28

Business

Nurses leaving emergency ward at University Hospital Limerick due to 'pressure'

NURSES are continuing to leave the emergency department in the University Hospital Limerick due to the “escalation” of overcrowding, even though a new €24m emergency unit opened there this May. The number of patients waiting for ...

24 Aug 2017 at 11:22

National News

Almost 90% of nurses surveyed are facing burnout due to work demands

Almost 90 per cent of nursing are facing some level of burnout due to staffing levels and work demands, a new survey has found. The Nursing and Midwifery Work and Wellbeing Survey published today by the Irish Nurses and ...

03 May 2023 at 12:20

Education

Harmonies of History: Young and old join together for poignant Limerick songbook

MARGARET had a big family of hard workers; Michael loved to travel, he had a great interest in ships and would visit shrines all around the world; Music and singing were Mary’s great love, she sang in the kitchen as ...

06 Mar 2019 at 17:25

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