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The Be On Call For Ireland Initiative
Created
2020-08-26 18:44:04
Created by
Ali Coates
Updated by
Ali Coates
Update time
2020-08-26 18:44:04
The increased/expected system pressure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A open website where any health care professional could register their interest and availability with the HSE (public health service provider).

"We are asking all healthcare professionals from all disciplines who are not already working in the public health service to register to be on call for Ireland.
We will be creating extra hospital and care beds and will need extra hands to provide the care that’s needed. We need your help to meet the challenge that’s ahead.
Maybe you aren’t a healthcare professional, maybe you’re studying to be one, or maybe you have other skills to offer or just want to volunteer to do your bit if needed."
  • Return of retirees
  • Other
  • New roles
  • Expanded roles
  • Community Health Workers
  • Dental Providers
  • Family Caregivers
  • Medical Imaging Workers
  • Medical Laboratory Technologists
  • Mental Health Workers
  • Midwives
  • Military Health Workers
  • Non-traditional Health Workers
  • Nurse Practitioners*
  • Nurse Specialists*
  • Nurses - Licensed Practical
  • Nurses - Registered
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Paramedics
  • Personal Support Workers
  • Pharmacy Workers
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physicians - Emergency
  • Physicians - Intensive Care
  • Physicians - Primary/Family
  • Physicians - Specialists
  • Public Health Workers
  • Respiratory Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Speech/Language Pathologists
  • Students
  • Volunteers
  • Other Health Care Workers
The Be On Call for Ireland initiative was instigated to recruit support for the national effort against COVID-19.
  • Community Health Services
  • Critical Care
  • Diagnostic Services
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Home Care Services
  • Hospitals
  • Indigenous Health Services
  • Long-Term Care
  • Mental Health Services
  • Primary Health Care
  • Public Health
  • Other
The open access and media strategy resulted in over 60k registrants in the first two weeks. with several thousand converting into actualized roles.
There was a significant level of attrition in the initiative - healthcare workers that were not registered with a regulatory body, healthcare workers that then withdrew their interest, workers that were already working in the healthcare system, and more..
Formal Strategy
The initiative provided the healthcare service with several thousand new posts across a range of professions.The availability of workers so quickly meant that new services could be stood-up very quickly without impacting existing services.
https://hbsrecruitmentservices.ie/faqs/
Europe (non-UK)
Ireland
English
Grey Literature

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