HSE working hard to maintain essential services

THE HSE has a plan in place to deal with the knock-on effects of this week’s weather.

The organisation will be monitoring updates from Met Éireann and the Office of Emergency Planning and advises that hospital and community healthcare services are working to ensure safe delivery of services for the public.

The HSE will be working in partnership with local authorities, the Gárdai and voluntary agencies over the next few days.

The HSE is reminding patients/clients, health service staff and the community to take note of advice issuing during this week and as regards arrangements that may need to be in place, should the cold weather, accompanying snow and ice and other associated effects cause disruption to everyday services.

A spokesperson for the HSE said that the organisation will be updating its website, HSE. ie, its social media accounts and communicating with media as to any effects such as postponement of appointments, clinics etc. and as to any emergency arrangement advice.

‘We will do everything possible to maintain all essential services, particularly services to vulnerable people at home in the community. We appeal to people to check that they are stocked up with any medicines and health care supplies they may need this week.

‘We ask people to remember that they may not be able to get to a pharmacy if conditions are poor.