Pandemic fear has ended austerity approach to health service

Dr Catherine Motherway, a consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine at University Hospital Limerick, was one of the first to warn last year of Ireland’s bed shortages in Intensive Care Units (ICU).

The pandemic has been “scary” for staff and patients but it has convinced government of the urgent need to invest in health services, a leading hospital consultant has said.

Dr Catherine Motherway, a consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine at University Hospital Limerick, was one of the first to warn last year of Ireland’s bed shortages in Intensive Care Units (ICU).