Private hospitals will play a role in the event of a surge in Covid-19 hospitalisations, says HSE boss
Reid will tell the committee today that waiting lists have stabilised.
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Reid will tell the committee today that waiting lists have stabilised.
The HSE’s winter plan has been criticised for not allocating enough funding towards mental health.
An additional 251 acute beds are to be opened in the last three months of 2020.
The INMO has warned that overcrowding and Covid-19 make for a ‘toxic combination’.
With hospital admissions already up on last year, the HSE said it expects a busy winter season.
There are 112 confirmed cases where people were admitted to critical care units over the flu.
The HSE yesterday issued an initial warning after the deaths of three people.
The executive published its €30m Winter Plan for 2018/19 today.