Dr Terry Hennessy has been appointed Regional Clinical Lead for Strategy and Development of health services in the Mid West region.
A consultant cardiologist who has worked in the Mid West since 1998, and most recently the Clinical Director of Ennis, Nenagh, and St John’s Hospitals, Dr Hennessy now assumes responsibility for the strategic delivery of all acute and community clinical care services across the Mid West.
Dr Hennessy’s first project as Regional Clinical Lead for Strategy and Development is leading an internal consultation process to gather insights on the design and delivery of local urgent and emergency care services in the region.
This essential process will inform the submission that Sandra Broderick, Regional Executive Officer, HSE Mid West, will make to HIQA’s ongoing review of urgent and emergency care in the Mid West.
Congratulating Dr Hennessy on his appointment, Ms Broderick said: “I have asked Dr Hennessy to lead the internal consultation process with a view to capturing as many voices, views and opinions as possible to inform the submission I will make to HIQA on behalf of HSE Mid West. This process will enable me to submit a fully informed position from healthcare staff across this region.”
Dr Hennessy said, “My immediate priority is to lead out on consultation with all disciplines involved in healthcare across our region to inform the shared view regarding the future design of urgent and emergency care services. The consultation will be run as an open and inclusive process and aim to gather as many views as possible.”
He holds an MD in Medicine from UCD for studies on Stress Echocardiography, and is a Fellow of RCPI and the European Society of Cardiology.
