Exploring the needs and experiences of contact tracing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland

• Hugh Fulham-McQuillan ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: fulhammh@tcd.ie

  Affiliation UCD Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Education, and Innovation in Health Systems (UCD IRIS), School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-0044

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• Róisín O’Donovan,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin 2, Ireland

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• Claire M. Buckley,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

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• Philip Crowley,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Team Strategy and Research Directorate, Health Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland

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• Brynne Gilmore,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation UCD Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Education, and Innovation in Health Systems (UCD IRIS), School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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• Jennifer Martin,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, Health Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland

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• Eilish McAuliffe,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation UCD Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Education, and Innovation in Health Systems (UCD IRIS), School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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• Gregory Martin,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Health Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland

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• Gemma Moore,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Team Strategy and Research Directorate, Health Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland

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• Mary Morrissey,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Health Intelligence Unit, Research & Evidence, Health Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland

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• Éidín Ní Shé,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Graduate School of Healthcare Management, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin 2, Ireland

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• Mary Clare O’Hara,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Research and Development, Strategy and Research, Health Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland

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• Mary Rose Sweeney,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin 2, Ireland

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• Patrick Wall,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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• Aoife De Brún

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation UCD Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Education, and Innovation in Health Systems (UCD IRIS), School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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