Sense and sensibility: an Irish dermatology department in the era of COVID-19.

Cathal O'ConnorG O'ConnellEilis Nic DhonnchaL RocheC QuinlanL A MurphyC GleesonM BennettJ BourkeM Murphy

Published in: Clinical and experimental dermatology (2021)

"All's changed, changed utterly" - WB Yeats The COVID-19 pandemic has had a monumental impact on healthcare delivery. Dermatology is a high-volume, outpatient-based, visual specialty, with complex patients and therapies. We summarise the adaptations in a dermatology department in Cork, Ireland, to enhance safety and streamline practice (Figure 1).

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