COVID-19 healthcare policies in Ireland: A rapid review of the initial pandemic response.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Healthcare systems urgently required policies to guide the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this review was to document the healthcare policies developed during the initial wave of widespread COVID-19 transmission in Ireland. We further sought to determine the key focus and impact of these policies.

Methods

We conducted a rapid review of COVID-19 healthcare policies published from 28 January to 31 May 2020. Key information including the focus of the policy, target population and impact on service delivery was extracted from included policies. During analysis, data was grouped under descriptive categories and narrative summaries were developed for each category.

Results

We identified 61 healthcare policies relating to COVID-19. We developed six catego

SUBMITTER: O'leary N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8521351 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature