The INMO Is Calling For Final Year Nursing Students To Get An Increase In Pay For Their Work
Hospital admissions continue to surge due to rising Covid-19 cases
It's after the Department of Health announced last night most clinical training for student nurses has been suspended.
Cliona O'Dwyer reports:
'The Department says all placements for trainee nurses up to third year are suspended for at least two weeks starting on Monday. It says fourth-year students will continue their placements with appropriate supervision. It's taking the step so qualified nurses and midwives can be released from supervision of student nurses to help with the Covid-19 response. But the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is seeking clarity over final year students, who'll continue to work over the coming two weeks - it wants their pay increased to the healthcare assistant grade, as it was in March. The union says this would better reflect the workload and risk those final-year interns face and they need to be valued properly.'
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