PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION of Ireland

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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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