‘There is a real concern here’ – private nursing homes fear quality of care could be hit if HSE poaches staff

Tadhg Daly, of Nursing Homes Ireland, wrote to the HSE's head of human resources. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Eilish O'Regan

Private nursing homes struggling with staff shortages are asking the HSE not to poach their workers when its recruitment ban ends.

A letter written by Tadhg Daly, chief executive of Nursing Homes Ireland, has warned the lifting of the ban by the HSE could affect the care of older people if staff opt for public-service jobs.