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The ballot result was 94% in favour of the agreement.

Psychiatric nurses vote to accept pay deal

Members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) have voted overwhelmingly to accept the terms of the new public sector pay deal.

Business • 11 Oct 22

SIPTU said that after scrutinising the draft contract, the union had decided to reject it

SIPTU says Government's nursing proposals unacceptable

SIPTU has joined the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation in seeking to refer the Government's proposed new nursing contract to the Labour Court for further adjudication after describing the contract as unacceptable.

Health • 12 Mar 19

The dispute centres on the HSE's refusal to recognise the right of the PNA's NASRA branch to represent members

PNA ambulance staff to hold two further strike days

Ambulance personnel belonging to the Psychiatric Nurses Association are to hold two further days of strike action in their dispute over union recognition.

Ireland • 28 Jan 19

"A 12% increase across the board for Nurses equates to an additional circa €300m cost to the exchequer," the Department said

Dept: Nurse pay demands would cost €300m extra per year

Conceding the pay demands of nursing unions would cost the exchequer around €300 million extra per year, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has confirmed.

Ireland • 12 Nov 18

The HSE does not recognise PNA for ambulance grades

Some ambulance services face disruption over dispute

Certain ambulance services around the country could face disruption tomorrow as around 500 ambulance personnel represented by the Psychiatric Nurses Association commence an overtime ban in a dispute over union representation.

Health • 06 Nov 18

Unions say staff shortages are affecting patient care

Health unions warn over staff crisis ahead of pay talks

Unions representing over 50,000 doctors and nurses have warned that the forthcoming negotiations on public sector pay must deliver "special measures" and incentives to address difficulties with staff recruitment and retention in the health services.

public sector pay • 16 May 17

The PNA board is to meet on Thursday to determine what action will be taken

Psychiatric nurses vote for industrial action

Psychiatric nurses have voted to take industrial action over shortages of staff and resources in mental health services.

News • 07 Jun 16

Mental health campaigner Bressie addressed the delegates in Cavan at the union's annual conference

Lack of beds for minors with mental health issues

The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) has said there are just 66 operational beds for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Ireland.

News • 15 Apr 16

Des Kavanagh said he would be writing to Minister Leo Varadkar seeking an independent investigation

Community residence in Roscommon inspected

The Mental Health Commission has confirmed that an unannounced inspection is taking place in a community residence in Castlerea, Co Roscommon.

News • 17 Apr 15

The INMO, SIPTU and the Psychiatric Nurses' Association were involved in the protest

Nurses and midwives protest over registration fee

More than 1,000 nurses and midwives from three unions held a protest at the offices of the Nursing and Midwifery Board in Blackrock in Dublin.

News • 18 Nov 14

The PNA contends that the 45-bed psychiatric unit at Galway is not adequately staffed

Psychiatric nurses to ballot members at Galway

The Psychiatric Nurses Association is to ballot members at Galway University Hospital on industrial action over staffing levels at the hospital's acute psychiatric unit.

News • 04 Jul 14

The PNA said that management had come to take such 'goodwill' practices for granted

Psychiatric nurses to withdraw 'goodwill' practice

The Psychiatric Nurses' Association has confirmed that members will withdraw what they call "goodwill" work practices in protest at proposed cuts in the Croke Park II proposals.

News • 11 Mar 13

Health workers are among those who would be hit hard by the latest round of planned cuts

Government says frontline workers not targeted

Government negotiators at talks on the Croke Park Agreement have rejected union claims that they have targeted frontline workers disproportionately for cuts in earnings.

News • 18 Feb 13

There is opposition from several nurses' groups about pay conditions for incoming graduates

Unions say nurse recruitment scheme 'has failed'

Nursing leaders have described the attempt by the Health Service Executive to recruit 1,000 nurses at 80% of current pay rates as a complete failure.

News • 01 Feb 13

Retirements impacting mental health services - PNA

The annual conference of the Psychiatric Nurses Association has been told that retirements have resulted in horrendous problems in maintaining the country's mental health services.

News • 10 May 12

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