They were the ones who cared for her until it was time for her to come home. If I had the money I would send flowers, chocolates, and cards to every nurse who looked after my mam. She has spent quite a lot of time in and out of hospital but is luckily still here […]
4 years ago
The plan to distribute the payment to Covid-19 healthcare workers was passed this morning. Frontline workers who worked in clinical environments exposed to Covid-19 during the pandemic will receive a once-off €1,000 tax-free payment. According to RTÉ, the plan to distribute the payment was passed by Cabinet this morning. It is understood that healthcare workers […]
4 years ago
Figures show an alarmingly high rate of abuse faced by healthcare workers doing their job. Irish nurses have suffered over 7,500 assaults at work since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, HSE figures show. Over the past seven years, 33,341 assaults on nurses were recorded – 7,737 of which took place in 2020 and 2021 […]
4 years ago
Advanced Nurse Practioner John Corcoran speaks to HerFamily. Throughout the entirety of the pandemic, the public has praised frontline workers. We’ve hung flags outside our houses and lit candles for them. But as lockdowns and restrictions continued, the morale for supporting our frontline heroes waned. People started to complain about when they could sit inside a […]
4 years ago