Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (Resumed)

Dr. Kathleen MacLellan:

I will start and my colleagues from the HSE can come in. There is very clear guidance on the testing that needs to happen prior to discharge.

It was put together by the HPSC. In addition, the director of acute hospitals has assured the Department in the past few weeks that he has gone out to all of the hospital groups in order to be assured that the guidance is being followed. That assurance has been provided. I will hand over to Dr. Kennelly from the HSE.