'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.”