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<p>Hiqa said that in general peaks in Ireland were lower and shorter in duration than in other European countries.</p>

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Ireland's Covid-19 deaths and cases consistently lower than EU counterparts

Hiqa has published an analysis of the pandemic between January 2020 and November 2021, from the first reported cases to the emergence of the Omicron variant

<p>There is a critical shortage of ICU beds in country, made worse by the pandemic.</p>

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ICU consultant: Is a pandemic not enough for Government to fund more ICU beds?

Too few ICU beds are making the treatment of critically ill Covid patients even more difficult according to an ICU consultant

<p>A survey has found that demand for treatment of sever Covid was such that non-specialist staff were given crash courses in ICU care in normal ward settings and had to deliver this specialised care without formal training.</p>

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'Significantly lower probability of death' from severe Covid in ICU than wards

Irish consultants who contributed to the study said Ireland has one of the lowest Critical Care beds rates per capita in the world, and called for urgent investment

'War time': Consultant warns areas of healthcare will shut down if Covid surge continues

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'War time': Consultant warns areas of healthcare will shut down if Covid surge continues

Coronavirus - Sun May 3, 2020

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Cianan Brennan: Parents are entitled to worry about Covid impact on kids as schools return

Five-year-old hospitalised with Covid-linked illness

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Five-year-old hospitalised with Covid-linked illness

Colleagues in tears and night panics – ICU doctors describe coronavirus despair

Colleagues in tears and night panics – ICU doctors describe coronavirus despair

Intensive care doctors in the UK have described jolting awake at night and witnessing colleagues breaking down as they warned that specialist units are “not out of the woods” with coronavirus cases.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2021

ICU may have to ration care among patients with best chance of survival

ICU may have to ration care among patients with best chance of survival

As Ireland registers the highest proportion of Covid-19 cases in the world, health officials said up to 2,500 patients could require hospitalisation by the middle of the month

Tue, 12 Jan, 2021

Covid-19 Press Conf Monday 4th January 2021

HSE in talks with private hospitals as Covid-19 poses greatest threat to date

Some non-Covid patients being moved to private sector to create capacity

Tue, 05 Jan, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Oct 7, 2020

Covid-19: Everyone needs to act to stop spread, Tony Holohan warns

If the country is down to 100 cases per day by December 1, the lockdown will have done its job, the CMO said.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020

Coronavirus - Tue May 5, 2020

Clarity on exact number of ICU beds needed, says intensive care consultant

Dr Catherine Motherway is uncertain whether the 17 ICU beds mentioned in the plan were additional or part of the extra capacity created during the pandemic.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2020

Downing Street: Boris Johnson out of intensive care

Downing Street: Boris Johnson out of intensive care

The PM is said to be in ‘extremely good spirits’ after being returned to the ward at St Thomas’ Hospital.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2020

HSE working on a model to allow it to scale up critical care capacity

HSE working on a model to allow it to scale up critical care capacity

A different type of intensive care model is being developed in hospitals to cope with people who are seriously ill with Covid-19, the HSE’s chief operations officer has revealed.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2020