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'A fire that's burned continually since March is now raging out of control': Unions question HSE recruitment pledges
Unions and healthcare workers on the ground have said the situation is at breaking point.
By Sean Murray
Saturday 9 Jan 2021, 6:30 AM
Jan 9th 2021, 6:30 AM
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Image: Shutterstock/David Herraez Calzada
Image: Shutterstock/David Herraez Calzada
FOR MUCH OF last 10 months, the HSE has defended claims it could soon be overstretched or overwhelmed.
In October, CEO Paul Reid said the health service was “challenged but not overwhelmed” by the second wave of Covid-19. In the Dáil that same week, the Taoiseach said that the “HSE are very clear that it has the capacity to deal with the current situation”.