Over 60 nursing and midwifery positions vacant at UHG and Merlin Park

Galway Bay fm newsroom - There are concerns over the number of fulltime and temporary nursing and midwifery vacancies at Galway University Hospitals.

67 nursing and midwifery positions are vacant at UHG and Merlin Park - 30 of these are permanent full time positions while 37 are temporary posts.

At a meeting of the Regional Heath Forum this week, Councillor Padraig Conneely says the figures are 'alarming' and raised concerns over the potential of filling the posts. For more on this story tune in to Galway Bay fm news on the hour...