Virus spread should have been 'higher up on the agenda' for Health Minister, says NHI chief

The head of the private nursing home sector has criticised the lack of intervention from the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 pandemic was sweeping through care facilities.
Virus spread should have been 'higher up on the agenda' for Health Minister, says NHI chief

The head of the private nursing home sector has criticised the lack of intervention from the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 pandemic was sweeping through care facilities.

Nursing Homes Ireland CEO Tadgh Daly said it took almost a month to secure a meeting with Minister Simon Harris at a “very difficult time” for staff and residents.

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