Nursing home sector 'critically absent' from State Covid planning 

Nursing home sector 'critically absent' from State Covid planning 

Tadhg Daly, CEO Nursing Homes Ireland, said an early warning system could help nursing homes respond to Covid-19 clusters. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Mon, 20 Jul, 2020 - 16:31
Maresa Fagan

An early warning system should alert nursing homes to any new Covid-19 outbreaks in their local area, Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) has said.

The organisation, which represents almost 400 private and voluntary nursing homes accommodating 25,000 residents, made the call in a submission to the expert nursing home panel.

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