Building a Better Health Service
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Psycho-oncology support for cancer patients
Cancer is not just a physical disease which requires medical treatment but also has a significant psychological impact on both the patient and the family. Over the past year, Ireland has become one of the first countries internationally to appoint a Clinical Lead in Psycho-Oncology. Dr Helen Greally was appointed into this unique role last December and is now working to develop psychological support services nationally for cancer patients and their families.
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Limerick babies home early after birth
University Maternity Hospital Limerick’s (UMHL) Early Transfer Home Service is designed for well mothers who have a healthy full term baby, who live within a defined catchment area and who want to return home early to receive postnatal care at home with the community midwifery team. Beautiful Cadence, daughter of Kelly and partner Alan Fitzgerald, born on October 10th, was the first baby home as part of this new service.
Your Health
Sligo Pain Clinic improves patient experience
Patients of the Pain Clinic in Sligo University Hospital (SUH) can speak with their doctor from the comfort of their own home. The new ‘Attend Anywhere’ Pain Clinic allows patients and doctors at the hospital to connect online using a secure platform to discuss their condition just as if they were attending the hospital for their appointment.
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Occupational Therapist enriched by Colombia experience
Paediatric OT Geraldine Shiels found her experience volunteering in Colombia humbling. Geraldine worked with children in an orphanage, with teens and with older women and came away enriched.
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Drogheda Nurse led initiative eliminates delays
A nurse-led initiative has been helping to eliminate lengthy delays for many patients waiting on medical assessment and treatment at the Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU) in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda.
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Life Stories improve dementia patient’s lives
Dementia can take away so much from a person but a new initiative at a community care home in Galway has given their residents back their own ‘life story’. Life Story books were created for each person with dementia living in the Creagh Suite in St Brigid’s Hospital, Ballinasloe, to discover more about them, their lives, likes and dislikes, relationships and interests. It has promoted greater empathy and understanding between them and the staff that care for them.
The Programme for Health Service Improvement
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Values in Action
Living our values is a key part of improving the health services experience, for our staff and for those we serve, as part of our mission to build a better health service.
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We need to support our workforce who have experienced significant increases in demand, and have been doing 'more with less' over the last number of years.