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Healthcare professionals should be 'on call for Ireland' as HSE launches major recruitment drive

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

05:18 17 Mar 2020


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The HSE has launched a major recruitment drive to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

It's urging all healthcare professionals who are not registered with the HSE to be 'on call for Ireland'.

Anyone who has retired within the last 5 years will be able to return to work in the health service as it deals with the outbreak.

Health Minister Simon Harris said it needs all hands on deck:

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CEO of the HSE Paul Reid says it's not just open to healthcare professionals.

He says they will need people with a variety of skills:

Healthcare professionals should be 'on call for Ireland' as HSE launches major recruitment drive

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