Psychiatric nurses’ industrial action to start in Mayo, Galway and Roscommon
Union involved in dispute with HSE over staffing levels and failure to hire available psychiatric nursing graduates
Union involved in dispute with HSE over staffing levels and failure to hire available psychiatric nursing graduates
Industrial action due to begin on September 17th
The dispute centres on staffing levels across the country’s hospital and mental health services
Psychiatric Nurses Association will inform HSE it intends to start action on August 8th over recruitment issues
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Staffing shortages hit mental health service with some units facing vacancies of up to 30%. The Psychiatric Nurses’ Association is considering industrial action
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