PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION of Ireland
Tel: 045 852300 Email: info@pna.ie
If you were vaccinated against COVID-19 as a health care worker (HCW) and are aged under 60, you will be offered a booster vaccination approximately 6 months after your vaccination course.
How you will be invited for a booster vaccination
Government travel advice
From the 19 July 2021 new advice and rules for international travel came into effect in Ireland. For more information on the new rules, including information on the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) for travel originating within the EU/EEA, please refer to gov.ie at this link.
Health service employees who intend to travel abroad should ensure that they are aware of any testing and quarantine requirements in place at the time of travel, and pertaining to their own circumstances, both for their intended destination and on return to Ireland.
Dear Colleagues
Please find attached DPER FAQ's update re Working Arrangements & Leave associated with COVID 19 & Appendix D re Quick Guide re Working Arrangements.
CLICK HERE to view/download Appendix D Quick guide on working arrangements 16 June 2021
As you are aware, vaccine supplies have increased in recent weeks and as a result the programme has gained significant momentum. We continue to administer vaccines as quickly as possible once they arrive into the country. While strictly adhering to the government’s provisional allocation sequencing, we are now administering over 250,000 vaccinations per week. As a result of the vaccination programme we have seen a collapse in case numbers, serious illness and deaths in vaccinated population groups, including our frontline healthcare workers. I am writing to confirm our operational plans in relation to Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca vaccine).
Date: February 5th, 2021
I am writing to update you on our plans for vaccination of front-line healthcare workers in the upcoming weeks. Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank you for your hard work and dedication to our patients throughout 2020 and in January 2021, which has been the most difficult month to date for all of us.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD THIS LETTER - PDF
and HERE FOR SEQUENCING AND REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR HCW COVID VACCINATION FEBRUARY 5TH 2021
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CIRCULAR TO ALL PNA MEMBERS 29/01/21
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached updated information on the current Covid-19’ vaccination program. As you know, the PNA has expressed its ongoing frustration at how vaccines were being distributed and the belief that some Mental Health settings had been left behind. The PNA issued a press release last Friday, January 22nd, and communicated with the HSE the many frustrating and infuriating examples experienced by our membership.
HR Circular 004 2021 re Further extension of waiver of abatement for specific frontline HCWs in the context of COVID-19
Derogation for the Return to Work of Healthcare Workers (HCW) who are Essential for Critical Services - click on the following links to view/download...
Please find attached Circular 073/2020 re Special Leave with Pay for Covid-19
Please also find attached Circular 074/2020 and accompanying appendices re updated FAQ’s re working arrangements and leave associated with Covid 19. Click the following links to view/download...
HR Circular 073 2020 Application of Special Leave with Pay for COVID-19
HR Circular 074 2020 -Updated FAQs re working arrangements and leave associated with COVID-19
Following an engagement process under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), it has been agreed that the following arrangements will apply to public health service employees who are eligible for Special Leave with Pay for COVID-19 and normally receive unsocial hours premium payments based on their roster.
KEEPING WELL - Campaign Overview FOR ALL
Press release reting to above:
Resilience and Wellbeing campaign - Final Release - 29 October 2020
Dear Members
Below are a few communications updates for you.
Public Health Measures
Since the start of the pandemic the HSE’s Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (AMRIC) has published or updated over 100 guidelines and protocols to help healthcare staff, service providers and the public reduce the spread of COVID-19. Three important new guidelines have been published this month and one update that reflect the Government Framework levels 1 – 5. Please familiarise yourself with guidance that is relevant for your service.
Dear Colleagues,
Please find below information regarding the current Covid 19 emergency. We wish to advise all our members that we are engaging with the HSE on a continuous basis and that all information is subject to change as the situation progresses.
We advise all members to make themselves aware of this information and advise. Each heading includes links to the current information available in relation to each topic.
03rd March 2020
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past few weeks there has been regular engagement between the HSE and the Health Unions.
A teleconference was held this morning and a follow up telecall will be held on Friday 06th March 2020.
The concerns and queries that have been addressed are available on the Health Protection Surveillance Centre Website www.HPSC.ie. Which is updated on a regular basis as the situation develops.
10th March 2020
Dear Colleagues
Please see link from NMBI regarding a statement from the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) to all registered nurses and registered midwives, in the context of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) which all members are advised to read.
https://www.nmbi.ie/News/News/NMBI-Statement-to-registered-nurses-and-midwives-o
Please click her or on the image to view PDF
Click here for more information...
Ask for help if you are struggling to cope or concerned about your ability to care for yourself, your family and patients as you did before the outbreak.
You can access a number of support services through the Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit. Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit:
List of local Occupational Health office and contact details
Phone line to help healthcare workers
A dedicated phone line for all healthcare workers is available. It has been set up to give staff and managers information and advice during the coronavirus outbreak.
Please see Covid-19 communications from DOH/HSE re:
Dear Colleagues,
Thank you for your continuing support and sharing information about COVID-19. Below are some communications updates for you.
Phase 3 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business - Ireland is now in Phase 3 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business, which began on Monday 29th June. You can view the measures that form part of Phase 3 here.
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