Yearly Archives: 2015

New 120 bed facility for NRH HSE National Director Human Resources New CHO Chief Officer CEO St. Francis Hospice Chief Executive of Bon Secours Health System eReferral national rollout Mount Carmel Community Hospital Minimum alcohol pricing Health Identifier Standards HIQA Health Information Director Over 160,000 under 6s registered Westmeath Nursing Home Expansion New powers on sunbed use for HSE GP Minor Surgery Research Project Views on BCG Vaccination Programme Healing Hills in Limerick The Healing Station Prescription charges waived for asylum seekers

Hundreds of Irish people are expected to go to Europe for treatment in public and private hospitals this year under the new Cross Border Directive, (CBD) which provides for the first time that the State will pay for treatments which are already available in this country. Maureen Browne reports.

The HSE has sought an additional €1.867bn to run the health services in 2016, but Health Minister, Dr. Leo Varadkar and Public Expenditure and Reform Minister, Mr. Brendan Howlin have said it was not possible for the Government to provide this level of funding. Maureen Browne reports.

The uneasy relationship which has developed between the HSE and some voluntary service providers – including some of the powerful public voluntary hospitals is posing serious challenges for senior health managers in both sectors, writes Maureen Browne.

The National Rehabilitation Hospital has received planning approval and has secured the funding required to complete Phase 1 of the planned new hospital development on its existing campus in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, writes Rosemarie Nolan.

Dr. Peter Lachman says the framework for change used on the RCPI Quality and Leadership Diploma can be used to introduce improvement in the Irish health services.

Two of my priorities for the next 12 months are to engage and build trust with staff and invest in leadership, writes Ms. Rosarii Mannion, newly appointed HSE National Director for Human Resources.

The HSE is a transparent and accountable organisation with performance monitoring and management arrangements in place to focus on driving operational performance improvements and also to deal with under performance and where the health providers fail to meet their targets, Ms. Laverne McGuinness, HSE Deputy Director General told a meeting of the HMI Dublin Mid Leinster Regional Meeting in the Dublin Dental Hospital last Thursday evening.

As we plan to commemorate a centenary of independence, the woefully inadequate investment in facilities to cater for the end of life needs of older people since independence justifies a bold initiative to make amends urgently, argues Denis Doherty.

Cork University Hospital Emergency Department manages the HSE National 24 hour Emergency Telemedical Support Unit, which provides telemedical support to vessels in Irish territorial waters, the National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade, writes Dr. Jason van der Velde, Clinical Lead for the service.

Social media are connecting patients and providers in new ways, while wearable and implantable technologies are helping patients to manage their health wherever they are in their daily lives, write Ms. Carol Murphy, Mr. Colm Devine, and Dr. Maria Fleming.

Healthcare managers may be interested in these events.

HMI Annual Conference

The HMI Leaders Award 2015 was won by Dr. Alison Dougall, Clinical and Academic Consultant Special Care Dentistry at the Dublin Dental Hospital, for a project promoting better access to dental care and a culture of oral health promotion within the haemophilia care pathway, Maureen Browne reports.

Scrolls were presented to three finalists whose projects received a special commendation from the Judges.

Pancreatic transplants to move to St. Vincent’s Awards For New Day Hospital Mallow Memory Research Unit New cancer strategy Teens births decrease HIQA Unannounced Inspections New Forensic Hospital Dormant Accounts Funding CEO for Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services €45 million reform fund Air ambulance to be permanent Elder Abuse Referrals Increase Suicide Prevention Strategy Minister launches North Cork Infant Mental Health Network Model New maternity hospitals sites New EU logo for medicine websites Twenty six terminations carried out in 2014 European Court rules on NCHDs No Change In Fair Deal Funding New Ambulance Headquarters Arts For Health Navan Road Primary Care Centre Targeted intervention in mental health services New Medical Council CEO

While every change is different, there are some key principles to keep in mind to guide your communications planning during times of turbulence, writes Ms Claire Taffee.

Having clarified our role and priorities, we have moved into the implementation phase of a major organisational change programme that will see improvement in how we organise and operate, develop and support staff, and engage with stakeholders, writes Mr. Jim Breslin, Secretary General, Department of Health.

The initial signs that the future hospital trusts will be independent were not encouraging and evidence suggested that what was proposed would destroy that very autonomy and governance and the quality of patient care that was associated with the voluntary sector, Dr. Ruth Barrington told the Voluntary Healthcare Forum in the Royal College of Physicians. Maureen Browne reports.

An innovative new project, The One Life Project, which aims to increase the survival rates of patients who suffer an out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Ireland has been launched by the National Ambulance Service (NAS). Maureen Browne reports.