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

Care Sector

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Intellectual Disability

Intellectual Disability

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Support Grades

Support Grades

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Ambulance Sector

Ambulance Sector

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Allied Health Professionals

Allied Health Professionals

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Nurses and Midwifery

Nurses and Midwifery

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(01) 8586466

Email: healthdivision@siptu.ie

Divisional Organiser: Kevin Figgis

Latest news

SIPTU calls on HSE to address dispute over radiographer tutor retention crisis

by | Mar 6, 2026 | Allied Health Professionals Sector, General News, Health, Latest News | 0 Comments

SIPTU representatives have urged the HSE to take immediate action to resolve a dispute arising from a recruitment and retention crisis affecting Clinical Practice Tutors in Radiography.

SIPTU to play key role in HSE Pay and Number Strategy talks

by | Mar 3, 2026 | Health, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin | 0 Comments

SIPTU will be a key participant in this year's Pay and Number Strategy talks with the HSE after claims that it was in breach of a staffing agreement across grades. This...

National Ambulance Service dispute intensifies following student jobs decision

by | Feb 27, 2026 | Ambulance Sector, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home | 0 Comments

SIPTU members are urging the HSE’s National Ambulance Service to reverse its decision not to offer student paramedics full-time contracts following graduation.

National Ambulance Service to ballot for industrial action in salary scales dispute

by | Feb 20, 2026 | Ambulance Sector, General News, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home | 0 Comments

SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) are balloting for industrial action in a dispute with management resulting from a failure to implement the...

Donegal HSE Home Support HCAs secure overtime payments

by | Feb 19, 2026 | General News, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home | 0 Comments

Health Care Assistants in the HSE Home Support Service in County Donegal have secured back payment of overtime owed since 2018 after a threat of industrial action

SIPTU Donegal HSE Health Care Assistants’ industrial action postponed pending talks 

by | Feb 12, 2026 | Health, Latest News, Press Releases | 0 Comments

A 24-hour strike involving Health Care Assistants in Home Support in Donegal, has been suspended after progress was made between SIPTU and the HSE regarding key dispute issues.