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Under pressure intensive care capacity cannot continue indefinitely, says chief clinical officer

The strain on Ireland's healthcare system is placing pressure on an increased intensive care capacity, the HSE's chief clinical officer has said. Speaking on Morning Ireland on RTE Radio, Dr Colm Henry said the ICU capacity has been increased to ...

03 Nov 2021 at 11:27

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HSE says winter 'twindemic' of Covid-19 and flu possible but not certain

There is a possibility that Ireland could face a "twindemic" of Covid-19 and flu this winter, according to the HSE's Chief Clinical Officer, Colm Henry. He urged people to sign up to the Covid booster vaccine, which he said it is in the ...

22 Sept 2022 at 11:47

National News

Warning that spike in Covid and flu will put ‘significant pressure’ on hospitals

Rates of Covid-19 and flu are rising in Ireland and will lead to significant pressures in hospitals, health chiefs have warned. The Health Service Executive (HSE) said there has been a rise in the number of people with respiratory ...

28 Dec 2023 at 17:52

National News

No planned return of face mask use despite 'concern' of rising Covid-19 cases

Mandatory mask-wearing will only be introduced if the “situation gets worse” in relation to Covid numbers, the HSE’s chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry has said. There were calls this week by the INMO for the return of mask ...

20 Jun 2022 at 16:59

National News

Congested emergency departments a key concern this winter – HSE chief

The HSE’s interim chief executive has warned of pressures on hospitals ahead of the busy winter period, with attendances to emergency departments up 5% compared with 2019. The health service’s chief operations officer ...

03 Nov 2022 at 20:04

National News

Tánaiste rejects need for fresh Covid restrictions as cases rise

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said he believes the country can get through the summer wave of Covid infections without the need to bring in fresh restrictions. Mr Varadkar made the comment after the chief executive of ...

21 Jun 2022 at 12:05

National News

Covid-19 vaccine booster programme extended to all those aged 18-49 years

All adults in Ireland are now eligible for a second Covid-19 vaccination booster. The Health Service Executive (HSE) announced boosters are now available for all those aged from 18 to 49 years from Thursday. The ...

29 Dec 2022 at 11:43

National News

People urged to stay at home when feeling unwell amid rising Covid-19 and flu cases

People have been urged stay home if they have flu-like symptom by HSE Chief Clinical Officer, Dr Colm Henry due to concerns over the rising number of new cases of Covid-19. Dr Henry was speaking on RTÉ's ...

21 Dec 2022 at 11:18

National News

'Troubling' record numbers attend emergency departments in past week

A record number of people attended hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the last week, it has been confirmed. Dr Colm Henry, the Health Service Executive's Chief Clinical Officer said that over 28,...

10 Mar 2022 at 11:44

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