Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020
761. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and personnel at Letterkenny University Hospital who are currently off duty as a result of testing positive for Covid-19, self-isolating or recovering from the virus; and the number of staff and personnel at the hospital who have tested positive for Covid-19 since 13 March 2020. [36500/20]
View answerSaolta University Health Care Group advises that the Covid Outbreak Control Team at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) continues to meet daily.
The number of staff currently off-duty as a result of testing positive/self isolating/close contact or recovering as of 13 November 2020 is 133, as follows:
|
Staff Category |
Total off Duty |
Medically Diagnosed with Covid 19 - Positive |
Cocooning due Medically vulnerable/Caring arrangments |
OH-GP recommendation due to Close contact or Symptomatic |
|
Non-Consultant Hospital Doctor (NCHD) |
21 |
8 |
0 |
13 |
|
CONSULTANT |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Allied Health Professional (AHP) |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
Health Care Assistant (HCA) |
13 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
|
NURSING |
54 |
19 |
7 |
28 |
|
SUPPORT |
30 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
|
ADMIN |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Totals |
133 |
49 |
23 |
61 |
The number of staff and personnel at the hospital that have tested positive for Covid-19 since 13 March 2020 is 120 as follows:
|
Staff and Personnel |
Numbers |
|
Non-Consultant Hospital Doctor (NCHD) |
11 |
|
CONSULTANT |
1 |
|
Allied Health Professional (AHP) |
6 |
|
Health Care Assistants (ACH) |
18 |
|
NURSING |
63 |
|
SUPPORT |
11 |
|
ADMIN |
10 |
|
TOTAL |
120 |
