Identifying the urgent need for more specialist nurses to provide critical care to patients infected with COVID-19 as well as other patients who require intensive care, both UCD and UCC are offering an online accelerated programme free of charge to upskill nurses.

Both universities are offering easy and rapid access to the National Foundation Module in Critical Care Nursing. The training will equip nurses with high-level skills in caring for critically ill patients and working effectively with other healthcare professionals in intensive care settings.