INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha says one healthcare worker was sent home for wearing a face mask. Image: Oireachtas.ie INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha says one healthcare worker was sent home for wearing a face mask. Image: Oireachtas.ie THE COVID-19 INFECTION rate of Irish healthcare workers is the highest in the world, INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha told the Special Covid-19 committee today.
“At the moment Ireland is top of the league, with the highest infection rate of healthcare workers globally. That is an absolute scandal,” said Ní Sheaghdha.Following a meeting with the Minister for Health Simon Harris these figures were issued to the INMO. One nurse was sent home for wearing a face mask during their shift, Ní Sheaghdha said, stating that the worker was told that it was not HSE policy.When the HSE face mask policy for healthcare workers was rolled out on 22 April, the infection rate of workers dropped dramatically, she said.
The INMO general secretary said the Irish Prison Service is an example the health service should follow, stating that a “very tight regime of testing and tracing” of prison officers ensured there was no cases.
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