They really need help : HSE makes urgent appeal for nurses in Cork
More than 180 of CUH s estimated 1,400 nurses are now unavailable for work for reasons related to Covid-19.
Volunteers have received an email appealing for help. Picture: Brian Lawless
Fri, 08 Jan, 2021 - 15:17
Neil Michael
The HSE has put out an urgent call for nurses and care assistants through the Cork Volunteer Centre.
Volunteers have received an email appealing for their help.
It reads: “The HSE urgently requires the assistance of qualified nurses and care assistants in Cork. “Please note that these are paid roles, but the HSE has asked us to circulate to anyone who may be in a position to help . We are members of the Community Response Forum with the HSE and the Local Authority and they really need help.”
Covid vaccination rollout for nursing homes to be accelerated
All nursing home residents and staff are to be given the Covid-19 vaccine in the next two weeks as it was confirmed that a more contagious South African variant of the virus has been found here
All nursing home residents and staff are to be given the Covid-19 vaccine in the next two weeks as the Government moves to accelerate the rollout.
Sat, 09 Jan, 2021 - 06:30
Elaine Loughlin, Niamh Griffin, and Aoife Moore
All nursing home residents and staff are to be given the Covid-19 vaccine in the next two weeks as the Government moves to accelerate the rollout.
Partners will no longer be able to attend the 20-week scan at University Hospital Waterford from Monday.
The South/South West Hospital Group says there is a need to minimise footfall to their maternity units, to limit the risk of the virus spreading.
They say they are very mindful of the distress these restrictions may cause and that they will be reviewed on a weekly basis.
The group issued a statement this morning saying, “Due to the surge in COVID-19 infections and the move to Level 5 restrictions, we regret that from Monday, 11th January, partners will not be able to attend the routine 20-22 week anatomy scan at the four Maternity Hospitals/units in the South/South West Hospital Group (Cork University Maternity Hospital, and maternity units in University Hospital Waterford, University Hospital Kerry and South Tipperary General Hospital).
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This decision was made due to the surge in COVID-19 infections and the return to Level 5 restrictions.
This policy will be across all South/South West Hospitals.
The South/South West Hospital Group has maternity wards and units in University Hospital Kerry, Cork University Maternity Hospital, University Hospital Waterford and South Tipperary General Hospital.
The hospital group says it fully understands how challenging visiting restrictions at the four maternity hospitals have been.
However, it says in light of the move to Level 5 restrictions and the increased rate of transmission within the community there is a need to minimise footfall to its maternity units, to limit the risk of the virus spreading; the group says the safety of women, their babies and maternity staff is central to the provision of its maternity services which must be continuously available when required.