We can’t keep presuming on goodwill. Time for real action on payments, home care & respite.
#CarersWeek #StateOfCaring2026
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Rita Doyle
@ritakj
Former President of @MedCouncilIRL , General Practitioner, mother of five. All views here are my own. (Retweets ≠ endorsements)
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Got a pleasant call today from Care Company who last week confirmed they would not be supporting my husband over Christmas-asking me could they help in any way over Christmas- They have agreed to come in the mornings as usual- I thanked them /am mighty relieved There is a God
HSE refuses to fund carers to support regular patients on Christmas Day and St Stephen’s day!! Presuming on the goodwill of relatives- - please explain @BernardGloster @HSELive just cruel and unkind
husband has a serious progressive neurodegenerative disease-requires care 24/7. We have carers funded by HSE -phone call from one company to tell me that there would be NO carers on Christmas Day or Stephen’s day as HSE would not fund it!! What is the thinking?needs care 24/7
This appeared on Irish Times on Friday-I wonder what medical colleaguesl think and what patients think- reasonable or not