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Denis Naughten claims just one third of staff recruited to manage long COVID patients

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Denis Naughten claims just one third of staff recruited to manage long COVID patients

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Local TD Denis Naughten claims just one third of the staff needed to manage patients with long Covid have been recruited to specialist clinics.

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Deputy Naughten says it has been 12 months since these clinics were promised by the Health Minister.

A Dáil response shows that just 22.5 WTE posts have been filled out of 70 posts needed to operate 14 specialist long Covid centres across the country.

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Deputy Naughten describes the impact its having:

Denis Naughten claims just one third of staff recruited to manage long COVID patients

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