Monthly Archives: May, 2024

Government plans to deliver 4,367 acute beds by 2031

The Acute Inpatient Hospital Bed Expansion Plan, which aims to deliver 4,367 acute hospital in-patient beds by 2031, was announced by Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly and...

Giving certainty back to staff as the pace of change accelerates

The pace of change within HSE structures has started to accelerate. We saw the appointment of the first of six REOs in December 2023;...

New Modernised Care Pathways Cut Waiting Lists

The Modernised Care Pathways are a multi-annual scheduled care reform initiative that seeks to implement, operationalise and optimise clinically redesigned patient pathways. These pathways...

NMBI Interim CEO

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) has appointed Carolyn Donohoe, Director of Education, Policy and Standards, as NMBI Interim CEO.  Carolyn joined the...

The sea now needs more careful watching!

Asked to explain the reasons for poor political performance, former British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan replied “events, dear boy, events”. Healthcare providers, public and...

Placing people at the centre of Patient Safety

The role of patients in their safety is one that has been identified as of key importance to achieve true safety. We have the...

The Need for an Equity-focussed Quality Improvement Strategy

Those most vulnerable to patient harm in the Irish healthcare system require increased engagement, advocacy and protection, writes Dr Siobhán McCarthy. The statistic that at...

Entrepreneurial Leadership In Driving Innovation In Healthcare

While healthcare is recognised to be one of the most challenging and complex sectors globally - change is needed through leadership and innovation that...

Prevention and Management of Work-Related Stress

The HSE has revised its Policy for the Prevention and Management of Work-Related Stress. Work-Related Stress occurs when a person feels unable to cope due...

Health organisations on index of top 100 companies leading in wellbeing

A number of Irish healthcare, social care organisations and universities are featured in the index of the top 100 companies leading in wellbeing, launched...

Helping People Regain Their Confidence Is Deeply Rewarding

Positive Health Coach Katrina Falvey shares her experience of working at Cork ARC Cancer Support House In her role as a Survivorship Development Coordinator with Cork...

Adult Immunisation – Its necessity in the healthcare sector and beyond

This past April saw the marking of World Immunisation Week, an annual health campaign developed by the World Health Organisation and serving as a...

DAISY Award Winners

Letterkenny Hospital nurses receive DAISY awards Three outstanding nurses and midwives from Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) have been acknowledged for the meaningful difference they make in...

Diversity Accreditation for Blackrock Health

Blackrock Health has been awarded the Investors in Diversity Bronze accreditation, Ireland's premier D&I accreditation. A spokesperson said, “This recognition is a testament to our...

‘Limerick People of the Year Award 2023′

Milford Care Centre, Limerick, has been awarded ‘Limerick Person of the Year‘ for 2023.  Mary O’Brien, CEO Milford Care Centre, said she was absolutely...

TUH Wins EAHM Best Innovation Award

Pictured from left: Dr. Natalie Cole, Head of Innovation; Prof. Paul Ridgway, Consultant Upper GI. HPB &General Surgeon, Niamh Wilkes, Project Manager. Una Kearns, My...

SVUH attains Diversity Accreditation

St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin has attained the Investors in Diversity Bronze accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity.“At SVUH, our commitment to Equality,...

RCSI ranked top-performing medical school in Ireland by Planetary Health Alliance

RCSI has been ranked as the top-performing medical school in Ireland in the Planetary Health Report Card 2024, winning the award for a second...

Irish Healthcare Centre 2024 Award winners

Healthcare Initiatives Child Health & Wellbeing Irish Paediatric Acute Transport Service - Nurse Led Retrieval TeamNational Ambulance Service Critical Care Retrieval Service Community Care Services Fitness Inclusion Project -...

New Chair of Tallaght University Hospital Board

Professor Anne-Marie Brady has been appointed the new Chair of  Tallaght University Hospital Board, taking over from the outgoing Chair Mr. Liam Dowdall. Professor Brady...

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