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Health / Social Work Human Health Services And Activities Human Health Activities 86.22 - Specialist medical practice activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 November 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
RocDoc, an Irish healthcare group is to open three private Covid-19 testing centres. They will employ 200 people to staff the three new centres. The company is based in County Meath and opened its first drive-through Covid-19 testing service in August 2020 in response to a growth in demand for testing.
The company is recruiting for swabbing staff, various medical professionals and customer care staff to meet the demand for Covid-19 testing, which is expected to continue in 2021.
The chief executive of RocDoc, David Rock, said since the centre opened in Ashbourne in August, it has been very busy.
"Our drive-thru test centre has been operating seven days a week to meet public demand and we are receiving requests from across the country. We can offer express tests with results in only a few hours" he said.
Eurofound (2020), RocDoc, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 102591, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102591.
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