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Longford nursing home submits planning application for expansion

Laurel Lodge Nursing Home have made an application to Longford County Council for an expansion of the facilities at Templemichael Glebe, Longford. Laurel Lodge is a purpose built nursing home set out over three separate inter-linked units. The ...

16 Aug 2022 at 21:19

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'Completely unworkable' - INMO reveals record overcrowding at Irish hospital

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has revealed record overcrowding figures at an Irish hospital. According to the INMO's daily Trolley Watch report, a total of 529 patients are waiting for beds at hospitals today, with a ...

28 Sept 2022 at 12:36

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Urgent action sought as over 100 people attend hospital emergency department in one night

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has sought urgent action after there were over 100 patients in the Emergency Department of one hospital on Monday night, with one patient waiting for 68 hours before they got a bed. The ...

24 May 2022 at 11:23

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INMO urges politicians to directly intervene in trolley crisis as over 650 wait for beds

A nurses union is calling for direct ministerial intervention to tackle Ireland's trolley crisis. The call comes as the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) records 654 patients waiting on trolleys across the country today ...

23 Mar 2022 at 12:43

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'Health service is creaking' - INMO calls for elective procedures to be cancelled

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is calling on the HSE to order the cancellation of elective procedures due to what they are calling an overcrowding "emergency". The INMO is recommending the implementation of ...

21 Mar 2022 at 17:26

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Covid positive nursing home residents 'largely well' despite outbreak at 40% of homes

There are still “high numbers” of Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes with 40% of centres affected, the Dáil has heard. As of today (Wednesday February 2), there were 225 nursing homes experiencing an outbreak of the disease,...

02 Feb 2022 at 18:26

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Nursing union to ballot members for industrial action over pay deal

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said it will begin balloting members next week for “potential industrial action” over the public sector pay deal. The executive council of the INMO said a week-long ...

22 Aug 2022 at 16:58

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Almost 500 people waiting for hospital beds as staff brace for more overcrowding

Almost 500 people were waiting for a bed in hospitals across the country on Monday morning, as hospital staff prepare for another week of overcrowding. Figures from the Irish Nursing and Midwives Organisation ...

09 Jan 2023 at 12:59

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Hospital overcrowding should be treated as ‘national crisis’

Overcrowding problems in Irish hospitals should be treated as a “national crisis”, a leading health union has warned. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) will begin to consult its members in ...

08 Jan 2023 at 15:51

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Long-awaited supports for student nurses and midwives welcome

The INMO have welcomed news that measures to support student nurses and midwives have been approved by Cabinet. This is important in the context of supporting student nurses and midwives but also in ...

14 Dec 2022 at 16:30

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People urged to 'check in' on elderly and vulnerable over Christmas holidays

Those who are older or living with illness to take particular care to look after their health this Christmas period, the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Rachel Kenna has urged. She is also reminding ...

28 Dec 2022 at 10:46

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'This cannot continue' - INMO records worst November on record for hospital overcrowding

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has recorded the worst November on record for hospital overcrowding. According to the INMO's Trolley Watch figures, over 12,624 people have ...

30 Nov 2022 at 14:20

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