Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 22 January 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion
Mr. Liam Woods:
As part of the response to the first wave of the pandemic, the HSE, through Dr. Vida Hamilton and Professor George Mellotte, the clinical lead for renal services and dialysis, invested in moving as much care as we could off hospital campuses to community-based facilities and homes. When it came to access to hospital sites, the HSE ensured, to the greatest extent possible, separate entrances and egresses, and strong compliance with infection prevention and control guidance. Dr. Hamilton may wish to say a bit more about that issue.
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