The Still Waiting Health Campaign is calling on the local community and local health campaigns to support nurses and midwives during tomorrow’s strike action.
More than 35,000 nurses represented by INMO will commence a 24-hour work stoppage from 8am on Wednesday in a dispute over pay and staff shortages.
Spokesperson for Still Waiting campaign Cyril Brennan is calling for a collective show of support for striking workers at Letterkenny University Hospital.
Mr Brennan: “We had hoped for a resolution to the action, but with the date fast approaching its seems the government has a total disregard for our nurses and patients who desperately need their care.
“The campaign has acknowledged that there is a lot of support for the nurses, with many people choosing to support the action at various times of the day which is welcomed, the action is set out to encourage people to join the picket on their way home from work or college.”
Mr Brennan concluded: “That the hospital crisis is escalating, there is a serious problem with the recruitment and retention of nurses within the health service that needs to be addressed, reform measures and increasing capacity cannot be achieved without first having the nurses in place.”
Contingency plans have been arranged with the HSE and hospital management to ensure emergency care and services are not compromised during the industrial action.
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