Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion
Ms Rachel Morrogh:
I thank the Deputy for his question. There are a range of issues, with the workforce being a major one. When we spoke to clinicians in advance of today's presentation, the questions of workforce and capacity in the system were highlighted to us time and again. Clinicians are being asked to do more with less. As a result of Covid, 85% of hospital capacity is needed for a surge in Covid hospitalisations, putting additional pressure on a system that was already struggling. When we look back at-----
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