Nurses are to meet with the State’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) this week over the high incidence of Covid-19 in the profession. Ms Ní­ Sheaghdha wrote to Mr Harris last week complaining that the Health Service Executive (HSE) was not answering a number of questions about the prevalence of coronavirus among nurses. “The HSE has said to us they believe fatigue of the healthcare worker is an issue that influences [infections],” said Ms Ní­ Sheaghdha. The INMO needs to know “where is the outbreak, how is it happening and in what circumstances”, Ms Ní Sheaghdha told RTÉ’s News at One. A further meeting between the INMO and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs about plans for childcare for nurses is also being planned, said Ms Ní­ Sheaghdha.

Source: The Irish Times June 02, 2020 14:12 UTC