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Health staff recruitment ban must end

Date Released: 09 Nov 2007

The Health Service Executive (HSE) should end its recruitment freeze now and prioritise the welfare of patients and staff, according to SIPTU Nursing President, Padraig Heverin.

“The ban on recruitment - which has been extended for another month - is having a severe detrimental effect on patient care and staff morale,” said Mr. Heverin.

Speaking after a meeting of the Union’s National Nursing Council yesterday, Mr. Heverin said the feedback from nurses on the wards is that patient care is suffering while frontline staff are increasingly demoralised as a direct result of the recruitment ban.

“SIPTU nurses were able to give examples of incidents which gave rise for concern for the welfare of patients in their care. We cannot continue to prop up a system which is harming both patients and staff.  

“The Nursing Council is once again calling on the HSE to put the health, safety and welfare of patients and staff first by rescinding this outrageous recruitment ban immediately,” he concluded.





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