Karen Canning, a general practice nurse: ‘As a group we’re just sick and tired of being sidelined for the role that we play within the health service.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips
Nurses who work in general practice surgeries have said they are deeply frustrated and insulted following recent comments by government ministers that they are not frontline healthcare workers. It comes after the Department of Public Expenditure informed general practice nurses they are not eligible for the €1,000 tax-free pandemic bonus that is being paid to frontline healthcare workers.Subscribe from just €1 for the first month!
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