A completed review into the pay of student nurses and midwives must be urgently published, the Government has been told. The report by independent mediator Sean McHugh on pay and allowances for student nurses and midwives was received by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly earlier this summer but has yet to be published. A Pandemic Placement Grant of €100 per week has already been paid, following recommendations in a separate report by Professor Tom Collins. This latest report ‘Review of Matters Relating to Student Nurses and Midwives”, also known as the McHugh Report, looks at levels of pay for students in their final year on internships. The allowances paid to student nurses and interns do not reflect their levels of work and input to the health system.

Source: Irish Examiner September 10, 2021 09:11 UTC