Please see below link, for your information and wider circulation a National Guidance document entitled ‘Resuming surgical services in COVID 19 era’.

This document has been collaboratively developed by the Clinical Programmes for Surgery, Anaesthesia & Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery in conjunction with NCAGL Acutes & Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

It is available from the HSE repository on the link below

https://hse.drsteevenslibrary.ie/Covid19V2/surgery

Please note this document includes new national guidance on the requirement for preoperative COVID-19 testing in accodance with local prevelance rates.