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.