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<p>The HSE's chief operations officer Anne O'Connor said yesterday that she supports hospitals postponing elective surgeries in the face of rising Covid-19 admission. File Picture</p>

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Cancelled surgeries could impact 1,000 people per day

The number of patients in Irish hospitals, combined with more than 5,000 staff out sick with Covid, is putting extra pressure on the health service

<p>New guidelines indicate staff shortages may make visits to nursing homes impossible even when someone is dying, as Covid-19 continues to spread.</p>

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Staff shortages may prevent visits to dying loved ones in nursing homes

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Fears nursing home residents 'isolated and lonely' due to visiting restrictions

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Letter to the Editor: Maintain Ireland’s continued commitment to helping world's most vulnerable

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Sexual offences bill criticised for ‘missed opportunity’

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Education Equality group calls on State to end religious discrimination in Irish schools

Law ‘must recognise’ intellectually disabled

PERSONS with an intellectual disability are often educated and articulate and want to live independently and the legal community needs to recognise that and engage with them, the head of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) said yesterday.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2011

‘Improve intellectual disability laws’

LEGISLATION to protect and improve the rights of people with an intellectual disability must be brought forward as a matter of urgency, according to Inclusion Ireland.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2010

Rights law ‘urgently needed’ for intellectually disabled

LEGISLATION to protect and improve the rights of people with an intellectual disability must be brought forward as a matter of urgency, according to Inclusion Ireland.

Thu, 04 Feb, 2010