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PNA SUSPENDS INDUSTRIAL ACTION FOLLOWING AGREEMENT WITH HSE TO CONDUCT A TIME LIMITED EXERCISE TO SET OUT THE NURSING NUMBERS REQUIRED TO RUN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES	04 April 2025
PNA TO COMMENCE NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIAL ACTION TOMORROW, -Wednesday 26th March -IN RESPONSE TO FAILURE OF HSE TO EXEMPT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM PROSPOSED CUTS IN NURSING NUMBERS AND UNACCEPTABLE RESTRICTIONS ON RECRUITMENT	25 March 2025
PNA ISSUE NOTICE OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN RESPONSE TO FAILURE OF HSE TO EXEMPT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM PROSPOSED CUTS IN NURSING NUMBERS AND UNACCEPTABLE RESTRICTIONS ON RECRUITMENT	11 March 2025
PNA LIFTS INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN Mayo, Galway, and Roscommon AFTER RESOLUTION OF ISSUES ON RECRUITMENT OF GRADUATE PSYCHIATRIC NURSES	07 October 2024
PNA TO COMMENCE INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN Mayo, Galway, and Roscommon ON ISSUE OF REFUSAL TO RECRUIT ALL NEW GRADUATE PSYCHIATRIC NURSES	16 September 2024
PNA TO COMMENCE INDUSTRIAL ACTION ON ISSUE OF HSE REFUSAL TO RECRUIT NEW GRADUATE PSYCHIATRIC NURSES Tuesday 17th Sept. Thurs. 5th Sept.	05 September 2024
PNA MEMBERS VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN RESPONSE TO HSE REFUSAL TO LIFT RECRUITMENT BAN OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSES	26 June 2024
PNA TO BALLOT ON INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN RESPONSE TO HSE REFUSAL TO LIFT RECRUITMENT BAN OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSES	06 June 2024
HSE RECRUITMENT FREEZE WILL DEEPEN EXISTING NURSING STAFFING CRISIS IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES	13 November 2023
PNA SAYS CLOSURE OF 16 BED SUB-ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT AT ST. JAMES’S HOSPITAL FROM AUGUST 21ST IS SERIOUSLY CONCERNING FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND A DIRECT RESULT OF HSE FAILURE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN PSYCHIATRIC NURSES	17 August 2023
PNA SAYS MHC REPORT ON CAMHS SERVICES IS EXTREMELY WORRYING AND MUST BE A FINAL WAKE UP CALL TO ADDRESS THE FAILINGS IN PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES	26 July 2023
Childrens’ Ombudsman tells PNA Conference that levels of investment in Child Mental Health Services are unacceptably low	14 April 2023
PNA ANNUAL CONFERENCE TOLD NURSING SHORTAGES IMPACTING ACROSS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CALLS FOR URGENT WORKFORCE PLANNING STRATEGY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN STAFF	13 April 2023
PNA SAYS DAMNING REPORT FROM MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION ON CAMHS REFLECTS YEARS OF PERSISTENT UNDERINVESTMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND LACK OF WORKFORCE PLANNING	23 January 2023
PNA welcomes Additional Supports for Student Nurses and Midwives Announced in line with the McHugh Report	14 December 2022
13/12/2022: Supports for Student Nurses and Midwives Announced in line with the McHugh Report	14 December 2022
PNA SURVEY REVEALS OVER 700 NURSING VACANCIES IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES NATIONALLY AS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CRISIS WORSENS	24 November 2022
PNA SAYS CLOSURE OF 16 BED SUB-ACUTE UNIT AT ST JAMES’S PSYCHIATRIC UNIT A FURTHER BLOW TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN WEST DUBLIN	22 September 2022
PNA WELCOMES SETTLEMENT OF CASE ARISING OUT OF ATTEMPT TO DISCIPLINE MEMBER ON WORK TO RULE IN 2018 INDUSTRIAL ACTION BY NATIONAL AMBULANCE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATION (NASRA)	13 July 2022
PNA SAYS CLOSURE OF BEDS AT LINN DARA CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL ADD TO CRISIS IN CAMHS SERVICES AND MUST BE REVERSED	24 May 2022
PNA ANNUAL CONFERENCE HEARS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FACING GROWING DEMAND AND NEEDING SIGNIFICANT NEW INVESTMENT IN SERVICES AND FACILITES THAT ARE NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE	08 April 2022
PNA welcomes recommendation to restore pre-2013 working hours	10 January 2022
UP TO 600 NURSES IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES NOW ABSENT DUE TO COVID RESULTING IN UNPRECEDENTED PRESSURES ON SERVICE DELIVERY AND STAFFING	07 January 2022
PNA SAYS MINISTER DONNELLY MUST ADDRESS ISSUE OF PAYMENTS AND ALLOWANCES FOR STUDENT NURSES NOW	02 November 2021
PNA WELCOMES MHC REVIEW WHICH RECOGNISES ROLE OF FRONTLINE STAFF IN MEETING CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND THE NEED FOR INVESTMENT IN ‘FIT FOR PURPOSE’ RESIDENTIAL AND IN-PATIENT FACILITIES	10 June 2021
PNA CONCERNED AT SLOW PACE OF COVID-19 VACCINE ROLL-OUT TO MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICE USERS AND STAFF	22 January 2021
PNA ANNUAL CONFERENCE TOLD MENTAL HEALTH SHARE OF HEALTH BUDGET CUT AS SERVICES FACE RISING DEMAND AND IMPACT OF COVID -19	26 November 2020
BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TOTALLY INADEQUATE TO FUND MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGY AND MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR SERVICES	14 October 2020
UNACCEPTABLE THAT NATIONAL AMBULANCE SERVICE WAS AWARE OF LOOMING PAYROLL PROBLEMS FOR EMTs WEEKS AGO BUT TOOK NO ACTION	02 September 2020
PNA SAYS IMPLEMENTATION AND POLITICAL WILL KEY TO SUCCESS OF NEW ‘SHARING THE VISION’ MENTAL HEALTH POLICY	18 June 2020
MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION REPORT SHOWS CONSEQUENCES OF LACK OF INVESTMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND FAILURES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF VISION FOR CHANGE STRATEGY	19 February 2020
ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CRISIS IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES MUST BE CENTRAL TO ANY PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT	13 February 2020
INCOMING GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE FUNDING AND CAPACITY ISSUES TO MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES	03 February 2020
OVERCROWDING IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS PUTTING HUGE PRESSURES ON AMBULANCE SERVICES AND STRETCHING PERSONNEL TO THE LIMITS	10 January 2020
PSYCHIATRIC NURSES PROTEST AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WATERFORD (UHW) AT ONGOING OVERCROWDING AND UNDERSTAFFING IN ACUTE PSYCHIATRY UNIT	08 November 2019
PNA SAYS OVERCROWDING IN WATERFORD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES HAS REACHED NEW LEVELS AND IS PLACING INTOLERABLE HARDSHIP ON SERVICE USERS AND STAFF	30 October 2019
PNA AMBULANCE MEMBERS PROTEST AT DAIL IN CONTINUATION OF CAMPAIGN IN DEMAND OF THE RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION BY THE TRADE UNION OF THEIR CHOICE	23 October 2019
PNA MEMBERS WILL NOT WORK BEYOND CONTRACTED HOURS FROM WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING COLLAPSE OF TALKS TO RESOLVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CRISIS IN MENTAL HEALTH	23 July 2019
HSE disregards contingency planning for ambulance service during strike action - PNA	22 July 2019
PNA AMBULANCE MEMBERS TO HOLD SECOND 24 HOUR STRIKE TOMORROW (Friday)	18 July 2019
PSYCHIATRIC NURSES WILL ONLY WORK CONTRACTED HOURS FROM TOMORROW (Thurs. 11 th .) AS PNA SAYS FIVE MONTHS OF TALKS TO ADDRESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CRISIS HAVE GONE NOWHERE	10 July 2019
PNA SAYS MEMBERS WILL NOT WORK BEYOND CONTRACTED HOURS IN RESPONSE TO LACK OF PROGRESS IN RESOLVING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CRISIS IN MENTAL HEALTH	08 July 2019
PNA AMBULANCE MEMBERS TO PROTEST AT DAIL TOMORROW (July 4 th .) AND ANNOUNCE FURTHER 24 HOUR STRIKE DAY IN DEMAND OF RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION BY THE TRADE UNION OF THEIR CHOICE	03 July 2019
PNA AMBULANCE MEMBERS' FIRST 24-HOUR STRIKE TO COMMENCE AT 7 a.m Tomorrow – Friday, 31 st May	30 May 2019
PNA AMBULANCE MEMBERS TO COMMENCE SERIES OF 24-HOUR STRIKES AS CAMPAIGN ON THE RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION BY THE TRADE UNION OF THEIR CHOICE ESCALATES	23 May 2019
PNA AMBULANCE MEMBERS PROTEST AT DAIL AHEAD OF MAJOR ESCALATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION TO 24 HOUR STRIKES IN DEMAND OF RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION BY THE TRADE UNION OF THEIR CHOICE	15 May 2019
PNA ANNUAL CONFERENCE TOLD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES STAFFING SHORTAGES TO GROW AS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CRISIS WORSENS	02 May 2019
PNA AMBULANCE BRANCH TO MOVE TO 24 HOUR STRIKES IN MAJOR ESCALATION OF CONTINUING CAMPAIGN FOR RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION BY THE TRADE UNION OF THEIR CHOICE	18 April 2019
PNA SAYS CLOSURE OF ROSALIE UNIT, CASTLEREA, A BREACH OF POLITICAL PROMISES AND IS AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF SERVICE USERS AND FAMILIES	12 April 2019
PNA AMBULANCE MEMBERS TO STRIKE FOR SIXTH DAY TOMORROW AND EGM TO CONSIDER FURTHER INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN DEMAND OF RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION BY THE TRADE UNION OF THEIR CHOICE	09 April 2019
PNA AMBULANCE MEMBERS TO HOLD FIFTH DAY OF STRIKE TOMORROW IN DEMAND OF RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION BY THE TRADE UNION OF THEIR CHOICE	01 April 2019
PNA AMBULANCE MEMBERS TO HOLD PROTEST AT DAIL TOMORROW AND ANNOUNCE TWO FURTHER STRIKE DAYS IN DEMAND OF RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION BY THE TRADE UNION OF THEIR CHOICE.	26 March 2019
PNA AMBULANCE BRANCH CAMPAIGN CONTINUES WITH DAIL PROTEST ON WEDNESDAY 27th. MARCH	06 March 2019
PNA SAYS REFUSAL OF HSE TO ATTEND WRC TALKS AHEAD OF AMBULANCE PERSONNEL STRIKE IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND CALLS ON MINISTER HARRIS TO INTERVENE TO RESOLVE DISPUTE	18 January 2019

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