Image: Shutterstock/Tyler Olson Image: Shutterstock/Tyler Olson THE HSE will tell the Dáil Covid-19 committee today that most of Ireland’s existing public hospitals will not be fit for purpose in terms of meeting the requirements of safe distancing.
Last week, Labour’s Alan Kelly said that the rule was hindering the reopening of the health service and screening programmes. As winter approaches this year there will be the additional challenge of Covid-19 patients on trolleys in emergency department awaiting admission to hospitalSpeaking about the suspension of non-Covid care, the committee will be told of a build-up of waiting lists.The numbers waiting for more than three months for endoscopy at end February have gone from 11,801 to 17,664 at end April.
On the private hospital deal, which secured capacity of the private hospitals, the HSE will state that Ireland has a low number of ICU beds per head of population and the high acute hospital occupancy rates per OECD data. “The experience is that of very low private hospital bed capacity occupancy at around one third on average and low utilisation of theatre and other ancillary facilities.
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