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HSE says it’s making “strenuous efforts” to ensure Tipperary nursing homes have adequate supplies of PPE

HSE/South East Community Healthcare has issued a statement reassuring the public it is working closely with and supporting privately run nursing and welfare homes throughout South Tipperary and other counties in the South East. South East Community ...

01 May 2020 at 13:47

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'Difficult winter ahead' says INMO

The number of patients on trolleys has almost doubled this October when compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The organisation said it has seen more patients on trolleys this October in all ...

01 Nov 2021 at 10:40

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Phone, call or text a friend – they appreciate it more than you think

Getting in touch with a friend with a note, call or text is more appreciated than you might think, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate unexpected ...

11 Jul 2022 at 15:56

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Tipp public urged to contact county council via email or phone during pandemic

Tipperary County Council are u rging people to avoid visiting to their offices, if possible, due to the surge in Covid-19 cases. The Council’s Crisis Management Team met yesterday to discuss the latest advice, and is reassuring the public that ...

06 Jan 2022 at 22:15

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Coronavirus officially declared a Pandemic by World Health Organisation

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially declared COVID-19 (Coronavirus) a pandemic. As 118,000 people globally have contracted the virus and over 4,000 deaths, Dr.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from WHO has stated that "pandemic is not ...

11 Mar 2020 at 17:48

Pandemic bonus payment for frontline healthcare workers to be delayed until summer

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Pandemic payment for healthcare workers to be delayed until summer

A pandemic bonus worth between €600 and €1,000 in recognition of the contribution made by front line healthcare workers during the pandemic may not now be paid until June, it has emerged. It had originally been expected that the money would ...

05 Apr 2022 at 10:58

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Thousands of nursing home staff are still waiting on pandemic bonus payment

Around 46,000 staff who worked on the front line during the Covid-19 crisis in nursing homes and other care facilities are still waiting for their €1,000 pandemic recognition payment. Latest figures show that 86,000 non-HSE staff who are ...

20 Oct 2022 at 11:19

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'A poor use of taxpayers funds', Government urged to scrap pandemic bonus

The Governments plan for a new bank holiday and pandemic bonus payment to be paid to frontline workers has been labelled as a "bad idea" and "a poor use of taxpayers funds". Neil McDonnell, CEO of the Irish Small and Medium Business ...

04 Oct 2021 at 13:04

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Study finds almost half of nursing home staff experienced PTSD during the pandemic

According to a new study, 45% of nursing home staff displayed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the pandemic. One in seven respondents reported they were thinking of ending their life over the previous week, ...

16 Nov 2021 at 17:12

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Extension of Covid certs and full work from home policy not actively being considered says Donnelly

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has said the government does not plan to close anything down despite '1 in every 200 people in the country being identified as a new case in the last week'. He said: "Let's do the things we ...

11 Nov 2021 at 16:16

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More than half of people admitted to ICU in September & October were not vaccinated - CSO figures reveal

The latest figures released from the Central Statistics Office reveal that 97% of vaccinated people admitted to an ICU had an underlying health condition 54% of people admitted to ICU in September and October were not ...

19 Nov 2021 at 17:36

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Hotel industry calls on Government to roll out a range of measures to save Tipperary’s tourism industry employing 5,100

Hotel and guesthouse owners in Tipperary and across the country are calling on Finance Minister Paschal Donohue TD and the Government to introduce a series of urgent measures to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on the ...

16 Apr 2020 at 10:13

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