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Cancer patients benefit from NCCP community cancer nursing eLearning programme
“I look forward to each and every appointment with my Community Intervention Team at my local primary care centre,” according to John Wall, a cancer patient in Ennis, sharing his experience of receiving cancer care in the community. “As strange as this may seem, this is simply because I now look forward to the chats and no longer fear the needles or whatever else may arise. The Community Intervention Teams around the country provide an absolutely invaluable service to patients and in so doing allow people like myself to avoid having to attend an acute hospital setting where possible.”
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Clinicians working in partnership with patients to improve services
The HSE’s Clinical Lead in ePharmacy Brid Ryan is clear about the value of the feedback and insights brought by patient partners involved in the National e-Prescribing Project. Patient advocate Bernie O’Reilly, Patients for Patient Safety Ireland, and Pat Power, are two of the patient representatives on the project. They were among a number of patients to respond to an expression of interest circulated for patient representatives through the HSE National Patient Forum.
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Minister visits HSE Waterford Substance Misuse Team
The HSE Substance Misuse Team in Waterford recently hosted Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy, Colm Burke TD, at their premises at St Otteran’s Hospital. The Minister was welcomed by Lisa Robson, Clinical Lead, Substance Misuse, HSE South East Community Healthcare. The Minister heard from various team members who provided an overview of their services. The Minister also heard from members of the local HSE Health and Wellbeing team.
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Paralympian Monica's medals shine bright after 40 years
Forty years after USA president Ronald Reagan presented Cork’s Monica O’Kelly with her Paralympic silver medal, Monica gathered with her fellow residents at the HSE-run Farranlea Community Nursing Unit (CNU) to celebrate - and watch the 2024 Paralympics.
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Positive TUH development with blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s Disease
Research just published in the leading international journal “Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy” outlines research on the effectiveness of a blood test in identifying the presence of Alzheimer’s disease. The research carried out in the Institute of Memory and Cognition at Tallaght University Hospital looked at the performance of a new blood test (plasma p-tau217) to detect the amyloid plaques that build up in the brain in people with Alzheimer's disease.
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Galway University Hospitals introduce virtual care for COPD patients
“I have an excellent team of people behind me as well as the most wonderful nurse, who’s been very attentive with me. She’s gotten me through my infections at home on both occasions,” that’s according to Frank Galway patient Frank O'Connell, who was diagnosed with COPD nine years ago, and who was sharing his experience of virtual care in recent weeks. He described the profound impact being treated at home had on his daily life, explaining that “there’s an immense difference being treated at home as opposed to going into hospital. I hope the service is there for a long time to come, I really appreciate it.”