Health HSE plans new campaign to recruit overseas nurses, admitting Irish system failing to meet supplyExecutive is seeking a company to help it source nurses and midwives from abroad as new figures show dearth of new workers trained in Ireland
Politics Harris aims to ‘free up’ entry route for nursing coursesOnly a small number of places are set aside for graduates of PLC courses in Ireland
Senior nurses and midwives to get 3% pay increasePrimary school principals and deputy principals will also get a rise in their allowances, along with special needs assistants, as part of a new deal struck
Matt Cooper: It looks like Boris Johnson’s one shot at power is nearly overFrom the trail of sleaze from the Owen Paterson affair to ongoing controversy over his finances to Brexit chaos, it’s all going pear-shaped for the British prime minister
Pandemic bonus becomes loaded issue as workers line up to stake their claim With a chorus of sectors claiming entitlement to a pandemic bonus, the definition of frontline workers has expanded far beyond those who worked in hospitals during the worst days of Covid-19
State ‘making progress’ on backlog for foreign nurses Staff urgently needed to ease shortages here due to Covid-19 currently face a frustrating delay in processing applications
Foreign nurses prevented from coming to Ireland due to visa delays Health staff from overseas who could relieve strain on under-pressure health system are being held up by new visa application process, according to a report