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Nurses union to discuss industrial action.

Ceardchumann altraí le gníomhaíocht thionsclaíoch a phlé.

The Irish Nurses and Aides Association is to allow its members to take industrial action in light of the health crisis in the country's hospitals.

Tá Cumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann leis na baill a cheadú faoi ghníomhaíocht thionsclaíoch i bhfianaise na géarchéime sláinte in ospidéil na tíre.

The union will hold information and consultation meetings with the members from now on for the next month to investigate the situation.

Reáchtáilfidh an ceardchumann cruinnithe eolais agus comhairlithe leis na baill as seo go ceann míosa chun an scéal a chíoradh.

The union says this week has been the worst week ever in terms of hospital overcrowding.

Deir an ceardchumann go raibh an tseachtain seo ar an tseachtain ba mheasa riamh i dtaca le róphlódú sna hospidéil de.

It is necessary, say the nurses, to introduce new legislation and also establish other structures to ensure that the appropriate number of staff will be on duty in the hospitals and that the staff will have the appropriate mix of skills, especially in times of emergency.

Ní mór, a deir na haltraí, reachtaíocht nua a thabhairt isteach agus struchtúir eile a bhunú freisin lena chinntiú go mbeidh an líon cuí foirne ar dualgas sna hospidéil agus go mbeidh an meascán cuí scileanna ag an bhfoireann, go háirithe in am na héigeandála.

General Secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association Phil Ní Sheaghdha claimed that - without any hesitation - the number of falls in hospitals this week could have been avoided.

Mhaígh Ard-Rúnaí Chumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann Phil Ní Sheaghdha go bhféadfaí - gan agó ar bith - ar thit amach sna hospidéil an tseachtain seo a sheachaint.

Nurses have been warning for a long time that it would be a disaster in hospitals this month if action was not taken, she said.

Tá foláireamh á thabhairt ag altraí le fada fada an lá go mbeadh sé ina chíor thuathail sna hospidéil an mhí seo mura ndéanfaí beart, arsa sí.

Her colleague, Nurses Association President Karen McGowan, said it was impossible to safely care for patients in overcrowded hospitals, especially with widespread respiratory disease at present.

Dúirt a comhghleacaí, Uachtarán Chumann na nAltraí Karen McGowan, dúirt sí go raibh sé dodhéanta cúram a dhéanamh go sábháilte d'othair in ospidéil atá plódaithe, go háirithe agus galair riospráide fairsing mar atá faoi láthair.

She claimed that nurses and midwives are deeply disturbed by what they have seen in hospitals every day this week.

Mhaígh sí go bhfuil altraí agus mná cabhrach suaite go mór de bharr a bhfaca siad sna hospidéil gach uile lá an tseachtain seo.

Their anxiety, however, is not visible in the shadow of the patients' anxiety, said Karen McGowan, and she drew attention to the delay caused by the rush of work and the chaos in the hospitals on the healing of patients.

Ní léir a n-anrósan, áfach, ar scáth anró na n-othar, arsa Karen McGowan, agus tharraing sí aird ar an moill a chuireann an bhroid oibre agus an t-anord sna hospidéil ar chneasú othar.

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