Why does Ireland seem to be doing better than the UK?

HSE are currently paying €20 for disposable coveralls, a washable fabric version is available for a similar amount, should be much more durable and comfortable. With hotels closed there must be massive laundry capacity available somewhere. If nothing else it would free up space on planes for masks.
The HSE were contacted by Irish people working in the PPE industry in the far East. These people had relationships with factories and checkers on the ground. The response from one senior HSE officer was "Talk to Bono". The HSE preferred to deal direct with factories and paid 10x CURRENT (inflated) prices and accepted deliveries unchecked.
 
The HSE have been contacted by people making PPE and other critical equipment in Ireland and haven't bothered to reply.
 
HSE are currently paying €20 for disposable coveralls, a washable fabric version is available for a similar amount, should be much more durable and comfortable. With hotels closed there must be massive laundry capacity available somewhere. If nothing else it would free up space on planes for masks.
The HSE were contacted by Irish people working in the PPE industry in the far East. These people had relationships with factories and checkers on the ground. The response from one senior HSE officer was "Talk to Bono". The HSE preferred to deal direct with factories and paid 10x CURRENT (inflated) prices and accepted deliveries unchecked.

Remember this story in a year's time when there's an article about "there's never enough resources" for health.
 
Remember this story in a year's time when there's an article about "there's never enough resources" for health.
This story and hundreds of others just like it. There are more than enough resources for health, more than enough money spent on it now. The people who work there just choose to waste it.
 
Not a chance - next year and for years to come the HSE are going to be treated as the heroes who battled to save us from the coronavirus - in many instances risking their lives.
Absolutely bomb proof at this stage.
 
Not a chance - next year and for years to come the HSE are going to be treated as the heroes who battled to save us from the coronavirus - in many instances risking their lives.
Absolutely bomb proof at this stage.
Yep, unfortunately you are probably right. So the waste and delays will continue. How many more people will die on trolleys because of that? How many more kids with special needs won't get the help they need? How many more kids with scoliosis will suffer life changing delays in treatment because of it?
 
This morning the UK added a further 445 previously unreported COVID-19 deaths to their overall total today. These seem to relate to testing done in private labs. This brings the total of reported UK COVID-19 fatalities to 39,045

BBC1 6 a.m news 2/6/2020
 
Someone else highlights Germany is three times better than us and we should focus on higher goals
 
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