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Winners of the first national GreenTech in healthcare announced
“We are delighted to be involved in this recent Greentech in healthcare call and initiative with Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI) and the Irish College of GPs,” according to Dr Philip Crowley HSE National Director Climate and Global Health, speaking as the winners of its GreenTech in healthcare call were announced in recent days.
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Role of the Health Care Assistant valued
“The role of the Health Care Assistant is to generally support our registered nurses and registered midwives in the delivery of safe and effective healthcare,” according to Dr Patrick Glackin, Area Director of Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development HSE West. “There are approximately 22,000 Health Care Assistants in Ireland. Primarily they work across our acute hospital services, mental health services and older persons services.
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HSE new Health App praised in first weeks after launch
“The launch of the first version of the new HSE Health App represents the next step forward in our digital transformation journey, as we seek to harness the power of data and innovation to help improve access to care for patients and enhance efficiencies across services,” according to HSE CEO Bernard Gloster, speaking in recent weeks as the Department of Health and the HSE launched the first version Health App.
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HSE project addresses links between smoking, HPV and cervical cancer
“We know that smoking is a risk factor for persistent HPV (the human papillomavirus) – that is HPV that your body cannot clear, which can lead to cell abnormalities in the cervix and cervical cancer,” according to Professor Nóirín Russell, CervicalCheck Clinical Director, HSE National Screening Service. “HPV is the cause of most cervical cancers. Most people will get HPV at some stage in their lives. For most people, their immune system will clear the virus naturally from their body within one to two years. For some people, the virus will remain active.”
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“A Flake of My Soul” poetry collection launched by HSE supported writers’ group
experiencing a sense of accomplishment and pride for work done, the acceptance of good days and bad, and expressing curiosity and encouragement towards each other’s work,” according to Eileen Byrne, Senior Occupational Therapist, speaking about ‘A Flake of My Soul,’ a new collection of poetry produced through a creative writing project supported by HSE Waterford Mental Health Services in partnership with the Waterford Healing Arts programme and supported by Rethink Ireland and Creative Waterford.
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Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HH) Education Programme to benefit patients
“We are delighted that more GP Practices will now be able to provide this care to their patients. It will potentially remove the need for patients to attend hospital to have a venesection procedure performed,” according to Dr Conor Mitchell, GP and HSE GP Lead for the Sligo/South Donegal Community Healthcare Network, speaking as a bespoke education programme for GP Practices around the treatment of Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HH) was being introduced in the North West.