Nurses consider industrial action
Nurses are considering industrial action coming into the winter months, to highlight what they say is uancceptable working conditions.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation say nurses no longer feel they can give proper care to patients due to capacity issues at hospitals across the country.
Cork University Hospital has experienced severe overcrowding this week, with patients being treated on trolleys and chairs in public areas in the Emergency Department.
Speaking to RedFM news INMO spokesperson Mary Rose Carroll says their members may resort to industrial action in an effort to highlight continuing overcrowding in ED's:
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