A trade union representing nursing staff in the MidWest has issued a call for funding to help ease overcrowding in the region.
300 members of SIPTU will join their colleagues in the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation in a work-to-rule which will begin at Ennis General and a number of other hospitals next month.
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Last week, the UL Hospitals Group announced that it's hiring 48 new nurses in a range of roles, though nursing representatives have claimed that there are up to 100 nursing vacancies in the region.
SIPTU Health Organiser Tony Kenny says it's important money is released to address gaps in the system.
