Tag Archives: Emergency Department

NI Ambulance workers vote for industrial action in shift dispute

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Unite the union NI

Management proposals risk leaving areas without adequate ambulance cover and are an attempt to make paramedics pay the price for a staffing crisis they did not cause Paramedics and ambulance workers in Unite have voted decisively for industrial action in … Continue reading →

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Department of Health’s failure to provide sufficient training places underpins crisis in recruitment

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Daisy Hill hospital Emergency Department at risk due to failure to recruit senior staff Closure of Emergency Department will lead to even greater pressures on already overcrowded A&E at Craigavon hospital March 31st: Kevin McAdam, Unite Regional Officer with responsibility … Continue reading →

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Southern Health & Social Care Trust must guarantee future of Daisy Hill Emergency Unit

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Concerns mount that health trust may justify Emergency Department closure on grounds of inability to recruit consultants Union warns against sleight-of-hand attempt to close facility through ‘temporary closure’ announcement, meaning no public consultation March 30th: Kevin McAdam, Unite Regional Officer … Continue reading →