Cork University Hospital

Over 100,000 patients have waited on trolleys in Irish hospitals in 2024, with University Hospital Limerick recording the highest number. The INMO is balloting for potential industrial action due to recruitment challenges, citing ongoing issues worsened by recruitment caps. INMO general secretary Phil Ni Sheaghdha calls for healthcare reforms, including the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill, to address unsafe staffing levels.

INMO reports over 100,000 patients treated without beds in 2024, with University Hospital Limerick most overcrowded. The union blames HSE's recruitment strategy for unsafe staffing levels, leading to industrial action ballots.

Over 100,000 patients have waited on trolleys in Irish hospitals in 2024, with University Hospital Limerick leading at 18,944. The INMO is considering industrial action due to recruitment issues, as staff face unsafe working conditions and overburdened environments.

98 patients on trolleys or chairs at Cork University Hospital set a new overcrowding record. 641 patients are without beds in Irish hospitals, according to INMO. Colm Porter highlights grave concerns over patient numbers and staffing shortages, urging HSE South West to address severe congestion and increase capacity.

Cork University Hospital sets new record with 98 patients on trolleys, highlighting severe overcrowding. INMO's Colm Porter calls the situation 'gravely concerning,' citing staffing shortages and HSE recruitment freeze. Healthcare professionals protest the freeze, and Cork City Councillor Laura Harmon criticizes the overcrowding as 'a disgrace.' TD Thomas Gould demands 'a real change' in healthcare approach, warning of worsening conditions.

Over 200 health service staff protested at Cork University Hospital demanding an end to unsafe staffing levels, citing impacts on both workers and patients. Unions argue the pay and numbers strategy is a recruitment cap, leading to service suffering and unsafe environments. The HSE counters that staffing has increased significantly since 2020, emphasizing patient safety is not compromised.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) criticizes restrictive recruitment policies in the health service, emphasizing the shift from patient safety to finances. INMO, Fórsa, and Siptu plan lunchtime protests at Cork University Hospital and HSE headquarters in Dublin over ongoing staffing disputes. INMO general secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, highlights that staffing levels are the main issue in health service reports, calling for legislation to ensure safe staffing agreements are based on patient safety and implemented without annual cuts.

Trade unions in Ireland’s public health service stage lunchtime protests at Cork University Hospital and HSE headquarters to address staffing disputes with the HSE and Department of Health. The unions, including INMO, Fórsa, and SIPTU, criticize ongoing recruitment restrictions and the HSE’s Pay and Numbers Strategy, which they say is straining patient services and negatively impacting patient safety and staff morale.