Who we are

SIPTU is the union for Health Care Workers.

Our Health Division is proud to represent over 40,000 healthcare workers across Ireland. We stand with our members in hospitals, emergency services, clinics, and communities – both public and private sector – who tirelessly dedicate themselves to improving patient care and delivering essential services all day, every day.

We are working with our members to campaign for the delivery of safe staffing levels, safer working conditions and justice in the workplace.

There are six Sectors within the Division:

our sectors

Our members are organised in both the public and private sector. Their activities make a major contribution to improving the quality of people’s lives and delivering essential services.

Care Sector

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Intellectual Disability

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Support Grades

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Ambulance Sector

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Allied Health Professionals

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Nurses and Midwifery

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(01) 8586466

Email: healthdivision@siptu.ie

Divisional Organiser: Kevin Figgis

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Latest news

Section 39 workers ballot for strike over inaction on pay

by | Feb 18, 2025 | Health, Latest News Home, Public Sector, SIPTU Bulletin | 0 Comments

The Government has announced that it intends to meet with Unions representing staff in Section 39 community and voluntary organisations in the face of an ongoing SIPTU Health Division ballot.

Disability care workers’ pay left short

by | Feb 8, 2025 | Health, Intellectual Disability Sector, Latest News, Latest News Home | 0 Comments

SIPTU has condemned the failure of publicly funded disability providers to increase pay, in line with National Minimum Wage (NMW) increases, for workers in disability services who carry out sleepover shifts.

Incoming Government must expand public nursing home and home care provision

by | Dec 19, 2024 | Health, Latest News, Latest News Home | 0 Comments

SIPTU, the Union of Health Care Assistants (HCA), has called on the incoming Government to expand and improve the public provision of nursing home and home care,...

SIPTU Address Joint Oireachtas Health Committee on HSE Staffing Levels

by | Nov 5, 2024 | Health, SIPTU Bulletin | 0 Comments

On Wednesday, 2nd October, SIPTU Health Division representatives and the INMO addressed the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee regarding staffing levels in the HSE.

HSE staffing plan provokes protest campaign

by | Oct 21, 2024 | Health, Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin | 0 Comments

SIPTU members, along with those in colleague health unions, are conducting a campaign of opposition to the HSE’s Pay and Numbers Strategy with public protests across the country in recent weeks.