Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has said people should not buy Covid-19 antigen tests sold in supermarkets due to the risk of false results. The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) is “genuinely concerned” about the sale of the testing kits and their use in uncontrolled circumstances, the chiefContinue Reading

One further Covid-19 related death and 402 additional cases have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland today. There has now been a total of 4,906 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland along with a total of 249,838 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the State. Of the cases notified today: 220Continue Reading

Nurses in the Plymouth face losing out on the paltry 1% pay rise this year, as healthcare staff working for Livewell are still yet to receive confirmation that the NHS pay rise will apply to their pay packets – despite providing identical NHS services. This is not the first timeContinue Reading