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Monday 15 August 2022
The Department of Health yesterday confirmed the details of the new Covid-19 Advisory Group that will include members such as Professor Luke O’Neill.
The union representing nurses said there have been issues since Christmas.
Frontline staff have welcomed the change, saying it was “ridiculous” that people had to show a Covid cert to enter a café but not an ICU.
The protest is due to take place at the main entrance of the hospital at 1pm today.
The study was conducted by researchers at University College Cork.
Nurses have to use a baby monitor to watch certain patients due to staff shortages, The Journal reported earlier today.
That’s according to new research by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
The INMO says Mullingar is facing 50 unfilled nursing shifts over the coming fortnight.
The Taoiseach did not say if it will be a monetary bonus or additional leave, but said the public expendture minister is looking at all options.
The government is expected to pass the bill in order to send it “into the ether”.
A number of nurses contacted the Health Minister following a Dáil debate over pay in December.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has been accused of gaslighting student nurses.
The INMO has also suggested a partial reopening of schools to take the pressure of healthcare workers with school-aged children.
Nurses have expressed frustration over shower and sink facilities, as well as not being prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine.
But Micheal Martin warned such a situation would cause problems for the nursing degree programme.
61 nurses contracted the virus in the most recent week for which figures are available.
The Solidarity-People Before Profit (PBP) motion was defeated by 77 votes to 72.
Nurses account for almost a third of all healthcare worker cases of Covid-19.
Phil Ni Sheaghdha says PPE has improved but greater supports are needed.
The medical ward at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is no longer accepting new patients.
Data from the UK suggests that BAME healthcare workers were more likely to die from Covid-19.
The INMO said that it would be “inhumane” to not increase healthcare staff ahead of a second Covid-19 wave.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this evening suggested that the figures provided by the INMO were wrong.
Operators said additional staff will be needed to manage the extra Covid-19 health and safety requirements.
The INMO wants Covid-19 to be classed as a personal injury under health and safety legislation.
In a letter, the HSE informed nursing interns that they would all be guaranteed a job.
The INMO pointed out that many of its members are lone parents or have partners who are also working on the frontline.
The National Public Health Emergency team will discuss the plan tomorrow, says the Taoiseach.
From pregnancy to isolation, advice to staff has changed significantly since January.
It was reported today that two wards in the hospital were closed following an outbreak of infection.
The union said that it hadn’t yet been consulted on the proposal.
For some nurses, it can be hard to escape talk of the coronavirus – even at home.
Hundreds of student nurses are set to begin their unpaid work placements this month.
Student nurses often do their work placements without pay.
There have been a number of reports in recent days of healthcare workers at hospitals having their cars clamped while they were working overtime.
Paschal Donohue said work is underway in relation to the issue following representations from workers unions in the last 24 hours.
A representative of nurses in Ireland said that not cancelling St Patrick’s Day “puts too much strain on our public health service”.
DESPITE OPPOSITON FROM environmental groups, Amazon has secured planning permission for two new data centres in Dublin.
The development prompted calls from the Social Democrats for a moratorium on the building of the computer system warehouses until their impact on electricity supply and prices can be determined.
The party’s climate spokesperson Jennifer Whitmore told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that the situation must be analysed in view of recent energy Amber Alerts and the potential of black outs this winter.
Data centres are responsible for 14% of all electricity usage in Ireland as of 2021. This is a 32% increase compared to 2020 and a 265% increase compared to 2015.
Last week a €450 million data centre was also granted planning permission in Co Clare, despite local opposition.
So, today we’re asking: would you support a ban on more data centres in Ireland?
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