Nurses union to meet Westdoc chief over insurance dispute

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is to meet with the Chief Executive of Westdoc tomorrow over a dispute involving 15 nurses. Westdoc laid off the nurses in March after the INMO's insurer withdrew personal liability cover for the nurses concerned. Union reps say the nurses can't get insurance cover elsewhere at a reasonable cost. The Labour Court had recommended that the nurses be returned to the payroll. The union will meet CEO of Westdoc, Brian O' Keeffe tomorrow in a bid to resolve the dispute. The out-of-hours GP service is available to 180 thousand people in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.