COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel Stakeholder Engagement: Call for Written Submissions

The Panel was established by the Minister to provide immediate real-time learnings and recommendations in light of the expected ongoing impact of COVID-19 with regard to Nursing Homes over the next 12-18 months.

As part of the Expert Panel’s work, it is undertaking rapid consultative processes to engage with a range of stakeholders through various means.

The Expert Panel is pleased to invite interested parties to participate in a concise, focused engagement process.

The purpose of this engagement is to receive input, perspective and experiences in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on nursing homes, with a particular focus on planning further responses with regard to nursing homes over the next 18 months.

Submissions are a vital source of information, helping inform the Panel’s deliberations.

If you feel that there is any input, perspectives and/or experiences in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in respect of nursing homes that the Panel should be aware of, you are invited to make a submission on the dedicated submission form and return it to NHExpert_Panel@health.gov.ie

Reflecting the urgency of the Panel’s work, a closing date for submissions of Thursday 18 June 2020 will be strictly applied.

Submissions received by close of business on this date will be considered as part of the Panel’s deliberations.

The Expert Panel has requested the Department of Health to disseminate information regarding the call for submissions.

Note: All submissions submitted for this purpose are subject to release under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014.

Personal, confidential or commercially sensitive information should not be included in your submission and it will be presumed that all information contained in your submission is releasable under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.