HSE recruits only 20 workers for long Covid clinics at 10 hospitals

Recruitment data up to the end of July shows Cork University Hospital (CUH) hopes to hire four staff for its Long Covid clinic, but none have been appointed to date. File picture: Dan Linehan

Just 20 staff have been recruited across 10 hospitals to work in long Covid and post-acute Covid clinics, the HSE has said.

The clinics are designed to offer specialized treatment for patients with complex conditions associated with the virus and are to be staffed by a total of 60 healthcare workers.