Nurses out of wards to highlight their cause — saying enough is enough

Another strike is scheduled to take place tomorrow and next week.

“We’ve seen the overcrowding and trolley situation get worse.
“In the ED today, there are large numbers of people waiting for beds again, there are people on trolleys and in corridors,” he revealed.

Nurses and midwives in CUH and CUMH are often forced to care for more patients than is recommended.

“We don’t have an issue with hospital management, they’re trying their best to staff the wards but they’re reliant on agency staff,” he added.

“There are no beds for severely ill patients, those who need to be admitted or the people who can be discharged from intensive care,” he explained.
“The government are putting out more spin as they have been doing since the start of the action, claiming they’re willing to engage,” said Liam Conway.

Mr Burke revealed he will leave the public sector unless things change.