Nurse strike now underway

Fifty nurses working in selected departments at the hospitals in Tórshavn and Klaksvík have now gone on strike.

The strike involves nurses working at the National Hospital’s G4 unit and the surgical department as well as nurses at Klaksvík Hospital’s patient ward and its surgical department.

Department managers and deputy managers at these wards are not taking part in the strike.

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Although certain exceptions will be made for emergency treatment, the effects of the strike will be felt immediately, says Margit Stórá, COO at the National hospital.

“We have many patients in the G4 unit, so hospital staff will certainly be feeling the added pressure,” she says. “Even with the strike exceptions in place, we will struggle to perform our duties optimally.”

Stórá adds that the National Hospital’s Covid-19 ward will initially not be affected by the strike.

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Translated by prosa.fo