A group of psychiatric nurses has begun a work-to-rule in Galway this morning.
They say they've recorded 36 incidents in which staff were assaulted at the Acute Psychiatric Unit of University College Hospital Galway since the start of the year.
The Psychiatric Nurses Association is demanding the HSE address their concerns over staffing at the facility.
Industrial Officer with the PNA, Peter Hughes says plans for a new type of care after another unit shut down haven't been followed through either:
Damien Conlon, Chairman of the West Galway Psychiatric Nurses Association, spoke to Shane Coleman on the Pat Kenny show this morning and detailed the reasons the nurses are going on strike.
He also described some of the attacks the nurses have suffered in the wards:
