Chief Exec of Northern Health Trust warns staffing levels could hit patient safety ahead of NI health worker strike tomorrow

Dec 17, 2019, 11:16 AM

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Tomorrow is set to be a challenging day for Northern Ireland's healthcare services, as paramedics, nurses, and other healthcare workers will take strike action. Nurses are set to strike for 12 hours, following on from previous industrial action which has stopped short of a strike. Paramedics are also set to take 24-hour strike action.

The Chief Executives of the Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland say they have real concerns about the potential harm to patients and clients users over the coming days

Tony Stevens, Chief executive of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust joined Stephen in studio.