Pandemic has worsened access to medical treatment

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The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing problems in the Irish healthcare system and worsened the level of access to treatment, according to a new report.

A policy briefing on ‘Healthcare in Ireland’ by Social Justice Ireland (SJI) found that working towards full universal healthcare for all was the best way of tackling the current difficulties in a system that was already under strain before the pandemic hit.