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State will pay €100,000 to families of healthcare workers who died of Covid
The HPSC reports that 22 healthcare workers have died having contracted Covid.
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The HPSC reports that 22 healthcare workers have died having contracted Covid.
In addition, from 2023 there will be a new annual public holiday at the start of February.
It is expected that the rollout of booster jabs to healthcare workers could be completed in a number of weeks.
Michael McGrath said the Government will be dealing with the matter in the next few weeks.
The unions said said the delay was “deeply damaging” to the morale of all health care workers.
The HSE said that it is expected that the recognition issue will be addressed in the autumn.
The Health Minister was speaking after touring the HSE’s Limerick Covid-19 vaccination centre.
Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu conferred the Freedom of the City to Dr Tony Holohan at a private ceremony.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation will call for the measure before an Oireachtas committee this morning.
An Oireachtas committee will meet with healthcare representative organisations later this morning.
Current supply is being used to provide second doses to those who have already received their first dose.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said the workers — mostly from hospitals and health care centres in Tampa and Florida — were being recognised for their service during the pandemic.
A requirement for travellers into Ireland to produce evidence of a negative test result has also come into effect.
Beacon Hospital has not signed up to allow its ICU capacity be used by the public system.
61 nurses contracted the virus in the most recent week for which figures are available.
Nurses account for almost a third of all healthcare worker cases of Covid-19.
Healthcare workers have since the beginning of the pandemic been disproportionately affected by the crisis.
Antibody testing determines whether you had Covid-19 in the past and now have antibodies against the virus.
Data from the UK suggests that BAME healthcare workers were more likely to die from Covid-19.
Rates of healthcare worker vaccine uptake, particularly in nursing homes, remain low.
500 parking spaces have been allocated for healthcare workers in city centre car parks.
Healthcare workers were not being charged to park in the vicinity of hospitals during the pandemic.
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane said that those who applied did so “in good faith” and that these staff will be needed ahead of the winter season.
The INMO wants Covid-19 to be classed as a personal injury under health and safety legislation.
Guidance regarding immunity and healthcare workers was compiled by the HSE.
The government announced that a childcare scheme for healthcare workers had to be scrapped.
The scheme was launched last week and was due to begin on Monday.
There have been 164 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among residents in Direct Provision centres to date.
Trade union Fórsa has requested more information on what the plan entails.
Dr Tony Holohan wrote to Simon Harris about the potential for “registered childcare workers [to] provide support” in a healthcare worker’s home.
The HSE had initially said that pregnant staff were safe to work with Covid-19 patients.
Previous proposals to support healthcare workers with childcare provision had been described as inadequate by unions.
It is the first time that the number of fatalities of frontline workers have been confirmed.
Varadkar said that other childcare proposals are being considered for after 5 May.
The Irish government has spent over €200 million on PPE from countries such as China.
It’s expected that a feature allowing doctors and nurses to self-isolate outside of hospitals will be live by next week.
Last Thursday, the HSE confirmed that parking charges for staff in hospitals and healthcare facilities are to be immediately suspended.
There have been a number of reports in recent days of healthcare workers at hospitals having their cars clamped while they were working overtime.
A strike to be held today was called off yesterday evening.