Ireland has 50% more nurses than OECD average

Ireland has 50 per cent more nurses per head of population than the OECD average, according to new figures. In 2010, Ireland had an average of 13.1 nurses per 1,000 of the population; the OECD average is 8.7 per 1,000. However, the number of acute care hospital beds in Ireland at 2.3 per 1,000 is well below the OECD average of 3.4 beds per 1,000. (Times) >