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Hospitals under ‘extreme’ pressure amid Covid surge – INMO

written by Rachel McLaughlin January 4, 2021
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Ireland’s hospitals are now under “extreme” pressure due to a surge in COVID cases and staff on leave, the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation has warned.

The union was contacted by concerned frontline members over the weekend, pointing to a major increase in the number of patients presenting, along with high levels of staff out on COVID leave or for self-isolation.

The nationwide issue has led to calls for help from the public, the government and the HSE.

INMO General Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, said members’ stories are “deeply disturbing”.

“The progress we made on keeping case numbers down seems to be completely undone,” she said.

“COVID is creating more patients while also depleting staffing. It’s a vicious combination. Staff are far more experienced than they were at the start of this pandemic, but the sheer numbers are difficult to cope with.

“Frontline staff are running three services in parallel – a COVID health service, a non-COVID health service, and a mass vaccination scheme. This can only work if pressure on our hospitals is eased.

“On behalf of Ireland’s nurses and midwives, the INMO is asking that the public stay home and strictly follow public health advice. The vaccine is being rolled out – we simply need to keep cases down.

“We need all hands on deck here. The government and HSE must focus on supporting the exhausted frontline healthcare workers. This means taking on additional capacity in the private sector and ensuring the childcare needs of frontline workers are taken into account.”

 

Hospitals under ‘extreme’ pressure amid Covid surge – INMO was last modified: January 3rd, 2021 by Rachel McLaughlin
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