As an NHS social worker of 12 years, and voluntary sector before that, and latterly an active trade unionist, the altruistic nature of a national health service free at the point of use is something I will […]
On 8 March voters in the South face two referenda to change the constitution. The ‘Family Amendment’ vote proposes to extend constitutional recognition to all families, not just those based on marriage. As such it […]
Revelations earlier this year about a cover up by the state in the nursing home sector shocked many and exposed yet again the callousness of the Irish capitalist state. Thousands of elderly or vulnerable residents […]
With widespread discontent and anger over pay, safe staffing and mileage reimbursement, health service unions in Northern Ireland – NIPSA and UNISON -commenced industrial action on 5 December 2022. Action initially commenced with ongoing work […]
At the start of January, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) reported that there were 931 patients waiting on trolleys in Ireland’s hospitals. A consultant in Emergency Medicine for Beaumont Hospital Dublin Dr Peadar […]
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