It is designed as an aid to front-line healthcare workers and managers “in thinking through the difficult decisions that will need to be made”. Medical interventionAt the core of the document is a paradigm shift in how healthcare decisions are made. The document outlines the stark realities and difficult choices that may lie ahead if the healthcare system comes under severe pressure. “Once the healthcare system reaches capacity, everybody will be cared for, but may not have the same access to different levels of medical intervention. It also raises the complex impact pandemics may have on the healthcare system, even with so-called “surge capacity” put in place.

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2020 01:30 UTC