HSE encourages schools to Catch It, Bin It, Kill It

The HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is reminding schools to continue to raise awareness around hand hygiene and cough etiquette with the message ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’.

HSE in South East urges public to consider all care options this October Bank Holiday Weekend

HSE mid-term reminder: Keeping Well this Winter

This mid-term the HSE is providing handy tips and advice on keep well this winter. By knowing how to protect you and your family, how to manage common illnesses, and where to go when you do need help will make it that bit easier when you do get sick. This is a good time of year to get organised and to make sure you are ready for all those colds, flus and viruses.

HSE announces fund to strengthen children’s disability services

Service providers and community groups that offer services or supports to children with disability can NOW apply for funding under the new HSE children’s disability service grant fund.

Research on Travellers’ views about mental health and suicide published

Today, (Friday, 20 October), the HSE network of Mental Health Service Coordinators for Travellers, in collaboration with the Health Promotion Research Centre in University of Galway, launched a research study ‘Traveller Mental Wellness Continuum: A qualitative peer research study of Travellers’ views.

Cardiac rehabilitation proven to significantly reduce illness, hospital admissions and death

The HSE is launching new developments in cardiac rehabilitation, designed to save lives and significantly improve the quality of life for many thousands of patients with cardiovascular disease*, while also treating people close to home.

Shine a light on DLD!

A series of light up events are taking place across Donegal on Friday October 20th 2023 to raise awareness about Development Language Disorder (DLD). 

HSE National Ambulance Service report shows bystander CPR rose 24% in past decade

Bystander CPR in cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in this country increased by 24% between 2012 and 2022, according to a report published by the HSE National Ambulance Service today (Monday, 16 October 2023).

Traveller Youth Mental Health and Education conference held in Sligo

Traveller organisations in HSE Community Healthcare, Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo (CH CDLMS) hosted a conference in Sligo titled ‘Traveller Youth Mental Health and Education’ on October 10th 2023.

Holidaymakers advised of hygiene precautions as cryptosporidiosis reported in returning travellers

With more Irish holidaymakers returning from abroad with gastrointestinal illness (diarrhoea and vomiting), the HSE is advising people to take extra hygiene precautions when travelling overseas.