Missed covid tests leading to scores of undetected cases
The Irish Patients’ Association says health officials need to urgently investigate why so many people aren’t turning up for their Covid-19 tests. Yesterday the HSE said up to a quarter of appointments at some of its centres weren’t being kept. 95 more people were reported to have tested positive for…
New criteria announced for those seeking Covid-19 tests
Thousands of people waiting for a Covid-19 test who don’t have an appointment yet will now not be tested and will have to contact their GP again. Patients will need to meet revised criteria to qualify in future and will have to display two major symptoms – a fever…
Garda controversy: More than 80,000 more breath test results entered in Sligo Leitrim and Donegal divisions
Gardai in the Sligo Leitrim division entered 76% more breathalyser test results into the Pulse system than were carried out at checkpoints. The level of over-reporting in the Donegal division was 61%. The figures are part of the regional breakdown that is emerging from two reports released by Gardai this…