Health Information and Guidance for HSCPs during Covid-19
Reliable and up to date information on Covid-19 (coronavirus). Guidance for HSCPs caring for people with Covid-19 within the Irish Health Service.
Health Protection Surveillance Centre
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
National Health Library and Knowledge Source
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Information on COVID-19 Vaccinations
HSE vaccine info
Vaccines key facts, European Medicines Agency
Specific guidance for Covid-19 Health and Social Care Workers
Guidance for Primary and Community care settings
Palliative Care Information for HSCPs
Specific Information and advice for HSCPs caring for people at end of life with Covid-19
Tips for HSCPS on providing compassionate end-of-life care:
Supporting the patient
Supporting families
General information and advice for HSCPs caring for people at end of life with Covid-19
Irish Hospice Foundation
All Ireland Institute for Hospice and Palliative Care (Professional Palliative Hub)
European Association of Palliative Care
Information on Night Nursing services and advice on caring for people at home at the end of life
Caring for someone at home at end of life – practical Information
Caring for someone nearing end-of-life, at home, during COVID-19 period
Nurses for Night Care – Irish Hospice Foundation
Communicating with patients and families
Advice from Irish Hospice Foundation on how to deliver bad news.
Video advice from the Irish Hospice Foundation on Breaking Bad News during COVID-19
Advice on how to talk with dying patients and their families after humanitarian crises can be sourced here:
Daubman et al., (2019) Journal of International Humanitarian Action 4:10.
State Agencies
Information and advice for staff working with State Agencies during Covid-19 period.
Professional Bodies & Associations
Information and advice targeting individual professional groups caring for people with Covid-19.
Irish College of General Practitioners
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association
Further Allied Health Professional Advice is available through individual profession group websites.
Selfcare for HSCPs
Tips for HSCPS from the Irish Hospice Foundation on selfcare and supporting colleagues
Health and wellbeing support for doctors from the RCPI
Wellbeing and mental health advice for HSCPs caring for people with Covid-19 from HSE
Irish College of General Practitioners
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
Bereavement Information
Bereavement resources during general and exceptional times are available from the Irish Hospice Foundation in their COVID-19 ‘Care & Inform’ series.
COVID-19 Care and Inform – Irish Hospice Foundation Resources
IHF Bereavement support Line Mon-Fri 10-1pm
Information Guides & Useful Documents for HSCPs, Patients and Carers
Frequently asked questions on Palliative Care
Information on advance care planning:
ACP for health and social care professionals, Irish Hospice Foundation
Advice for carers including information on creating back-up plans during Covid-19 period:
Care Alliance Ireland: Back-up Plan
Family Carers Ireland: Emergency Care Plan
Irish Red Cross: Carers Handbook
Guidelines on how to care for someone with a serious illness at home:
Irish Cancer Society: A time to care – Caring for someone seriously ill at home
A supportive document for families when their loved one is dying in hospital:
Irish Hospice Foundation: When someone you care about is dying in hospital
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