Nursing and midwifery student placements suspended to allow qualified staff tackle Covid-19
More than 2,000 student nurses and midwives will be impacted by the placement suspension
All clinical placements for student nurses and midwives in Years 1-3 will be suspended for at least two weeks from January 18. File picture
Sat, 16 Jan, 2021 - 20:57
Liz Dunphy and Steve Neville
Nursing and midwifery student placements have been suspended to allow qualified staff to focus on fighting Covid-19.
As the surge in Covid-19 cases hits overstretched hospitals, the HSE has requested that experienced and qualified staff who currently support undergraduate training for students in Years 1-3 are released for redeployment as part of the pandemic response.
Student nurses frustrated at last-minute decision to redeploy teaching nurses to help with Covid-19 surge
Clinical placements for most student nurses and midwives – due to start tomorrow – have been suspended. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Sunday 17 Jan 2021, 1:17 PM Jan 17th 2021, 7:59 AM 46,175 Views 56 Comments
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Updated Jan 17th 2021, 1:17 PM
A TRADE UNION has said that some student nurses have been left frustrated and “furious” at a last-minute decision to redeploy student and nurse midwives who are in teaching or supervising roles to help the healthcare sector battle the Covid-19 surge.
Because of this redeployment, unpaid placements for students in Year 1-3 have been suspended for at least two weeks from tomorrow, but placements f