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Community Mothers Programme, Annual Report 2009
Last Updated: 30 Aug 2010
Guidelines for the Management of Pre Gestational and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus , August 2010
Last Updated: 18 Aug 2010
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Launch of HSE National Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Leadership Needs- Analysis , July 2010
Last Updated: 18 Aug 2010
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ICHN Funding Application for Education & Research
Last Updated: 13 Aug 2010
Completed Applications to be submited by July 31st 2010 (for Members of ICHN)
Funding Application form: uploads/ICHN Application for Funding.doc
Clinical Leadership in Primary Care - UCD
Last Updated: 13 Aug 2010
Proposed Time Table : uploads/Timetable Combined L HS and CL PC doc1.doc
Module Title: Clinical Leadership in Primary Care:uploads/Clinical Leadership in Primary Care briefing sheet final copy May 2010.doc
Module Code: NMHS
Module Coordinator: Philip J Larkin
Credits: ECTS: 15
Level: 9 (UCD 4) Semester: 1
Module Places 20-25
Module Dependencies: 0
Indicative Module Description: Recent developments in community and primary care aim to strengthening models of service delivery and improving outcomes for service users. This 15 ECTS multidisciplinary module developed in partnership with the Institute of Community Health Nursing will utilise an action learning approach to critically appraise development of multidisciplinary primary care teams, the emergence of caseload management as a method of improving population health, the emphasis on transformational leadership and the creation of integrated care pathways and clinical directorates.
Indicative Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
• Demonstrate transformational leadership in practice
• Provide for innovative approaches to caseload management
• Develop a culture of clinical excellence in the community setting
• Identify and promote expertise in relation to clinical governance
• Foster a population health approach to clinical case management
Indicative Student Workload: Indicative Hours
Class Contact: Lectures 34
Class Contact: Small Group 34
Class Contact: Practical 28
Specified learning activities:
24
Autonomous student learning:
180
Total Hours 300 hours
Programme to commence at UCD ,September 2010.
For further details contact: Professor Philip Larkin, Health Sciences Centre, UCD
philip.larkin@ucd.ie : 017166438
'Community Nurses and Home Helps show how to run a Health Service' by Fergus Finlay : Irish Examiner, July 20th 2010
Last Updated: 20 Jul 2010
Link to Article : www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/fergus-finlay/community-nurses-and-home-helps-show-how-to-run-a-health-service-125532.html
"Open your Eyes" HSE Elder Abuse Services 2009 (May 2010)
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2010
Link to report : www.hse.ie/portal/eng/services/Publications/services/Older/openyoureyes.pdf
"The Future for Neurological Conditions in Ireland: A challenge for health; an opportunity for change"
Last Updated: 12 Jul 2010
Link to download report ; http://www.nai.ie/Ease/servlet/DynamicPageBuild?siteID=1842&categoryID=127
Office of the Ombudsman : Annual Report 2009
Last Updated: 01 Jul 2010
Link to report ; www.ombudsman.gov.ie/en/Reports/AnnualReports/AnnualReportoftheOmbudsman2009/media/Ombudsman%20AR%20ENG.pdf
Parenting Perspectives on Parenting Styles and Diciplining Children ,Minister for Children & Youth Affairs June 2010
Last Updated: 01 Jul 2010
Link to Publication : www.esri.ie/UserFiles/publications/BKMNEXT147.pdf
Forget Me Not- A study of PHNs and informal Carers of People with Dementia and Alzheimer's in Co. Galway
Last Updated: 30 Jun 2010
To download : uploads/Forget Me Not pdf June 2010.pdf
Cervical Check- The National Cervical Screening Programme
Last Updated: 29 Jun 2010
CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme
The National Cervical Screening Programme became available to over 1.1 million eligible women aged 25 to 60 on 1 September 2008. CervicalCheck provides free smear tests to women aged 25 to 60. A smear test is a simple procedure that only takes minutes and is the most effective way to detect changes in the cells of the cervix.
The overall aim of CervicalCheck is to reduce the incidence rate of cervical cancer by detecting cell changes before they become cancerous. Over time, a successful national, quality assured cervical screening programme in Ireland has the potential to significantly reduce mortality rates in the screened population. In Finland, mortality rates have dropped by 80 per cent over the last four decades.
Screening is recommended every three years for women aged 25 to 44 and following two consecutive ‘no abnormality detected’ results at three yearly intervals, every five years for women aged 45 to 60, in line with best international practice. A woman can choose to have a free smear test with any registered smeartaker (GP or Practice Nurse), in any location of her choice, such as GP practices, Women’s Health, Family Planning and Well Woman Clinics. Over 4,150 GPs, practice nurses and medical practitioners in over 1,400 locations are registered to take smear tests as part of the Programme.
Since launched on 1 September 2008, CervicalCheck has proved very successful.
The response from women nationwide to the Programme has been exceptional, with uptake remaining consistently high. In 2009 alone, almost 281,000 women received a CervicalCheck smear test.
The CervicalCheck Register
CervicalCheck has developed a register (list) of eligible women nationwide aged 25 to 60 through up-to-date information received from the Department of Social and Family Affairs and also from women who have self-registered.
CervicalCheck sends an invitation by post to all women on this list during each three year screening round.
Women who have never had a CervicalCheck Smear Test
Women who have never had a CervicalCheck smear test need a letter of invitation from CervicalCheck to have a free smear test. With an invitation letter, women can have a free smear test with any smeartaker that is registered with CervicalCheck.
Women who Have Not Had a Smear Test in the Last Three Years
Any woman who has not had a smear test in the last three years can self-register and request an early invitation letter from CervicalCheck by registering online at www.cervicalcheck.ie or completing and returning a Freepost self-registration form or by calling Freephone1800 45 45 55.
Cervical Screening and Pregnancy
Having a smear test during pregnancy may be psychologically difficult or inappropriate for women. The same can be said of having a smear test shortly after pregnancy.
Women do not need to have a cervical smear test postnatally unless they are due to have one within a usual call, re-call period. The call, re-call period is every three years for women aged 25 to 44 and every five years for women aged 45 to 60.
Women who are pregnant and who have gone three years without having a smear test and who have not had an abnormal smear test result can have their smear test deferred. The smeartaker will complete a deferral form and send it to CervicalCheck. CervicalCheck will advise the woman when her next smear test is due.
If a woman receives a letter of invitation from CervicalCheck to have a free smear test and she is pregnant the smear test can also be deferred and again a deferral form will be completed by the smeartaker and sent to CervicalCheck.
If a woman had a previous smear test that had an abnormal result and in the interim becomes pregnant the test can be taken mid trimester unless there is a medical reason not to take the smear test.
The Screening Promotion Team
CervicalCheck has a designated team of Screening Promotion Officers based in different areas across the country. Individual team members are based in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick. The Screening Promotion team is available to work Public Health Nurses and Community RGNS who would like to collaborate in order to increase awareness and reduce barriers which prevent women from accessing the Programme. If you have a query in relation to the work of the Screening Promotion team or if you would like to contact the Screening Promotion Officer in your area please email screening.promotion@cancerscreening.ie
For further information
www.cervicalcheck.ie Freephone: 1800 45 45 55
For promotional leaflets, self registration forms and posters contact screening.promotion@cancerscreening.ie
Review of Adequacy of Childrens Services, HSE , 2008
Last Updated: 18 Jun 2010
Link : uploads/chss audit.pdf
Child Protection
Last Updated: 02 Jun 2010
Third report of the Special rapporteur on Child Protection
In June 2006, the Government appointed Professor Finbarr McAuley and Mr Geoffrey Shannon as Special Rapporteurs on Child Protection. The Rapporteurs are independent legal experts whose functions are to keep under review and to audit legal developments for the protection of children; assess what impact, if any, litigation in national and international courts will have on child protection and to prepare, annually, a report to be submitted to the Oireachtas, setting out the results of the previous year's work. This is the second report of Mr Geoffrey Shannon and was submitted to the Oireachtas for consideration in December 2008. The views expressed in the report are those of the author.
http://www.omc.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?Docid=1306&CatID=13&mn=&StartDate=1+January+2010
HSE Review of the Delivery and Management of Children and Family Services
uploads/PA-Report-October-09-ppt.pdf
An Bord Altranais National Conference Report ( May 18th 2010)
Last Updated: 31 May 2010
Conference ReportsNational Conference 2010
24/5/2010 - The National Conference, organised by An Bord Altranais, was held on Tuesday 18th May at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. The title for the conference was Patient Safety Regulating to Safeguard the Patient.
Speakers presented papers on a wide range of topics ranging from theoretical considerations for patient safety to practical examples for increasing patient safety in the clinical setting. The presentations made by conference speakers are available for download below in a single PDF file or as individual presentations.
Conference topics and speakers included:
Patient Safety: Policy Actions at a European Level Dr Eugene Donoghue, Chief Executive Officer on behalf of Dr. Theodoros Koutroubas, Associate Professor UC Louvain, Brussels and Senior Policy Adviser, FEPI (European Council of Nursing Regulators)
Patient Safety –Theoretical Considerations Ms. Jacqueline Burke, Board Member, An Bord Altranais and Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin
Patient Safety in the Curricula of Health Care Professionals (WHO Initiative) Ms. Margaret Brennan, Project Lead, Education and Training Project, Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance
Reducing Medication Round Interruptions through Implementation of the Safety Vest Ms. Eileen Relihan, Medication Safety Facilitator and Ms. Sharon O’Hara, CNM2, Acute Medical Unit, St James’s Hospital
Correct Site Surgery Experience Ms. Emma Cooney, CNM3, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin
Person Centred Care in Older Person setting - do we need it and what does it mean? Ms. Michele Hardiman, Assistant Director of Nursing, Clare Mental Health Service for Older People
Building a Consensus Model for Regulating Advanced Nurse Practitioners – the US Experience Ms. Kathy Apple, Chief Executive Officer, The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, USA
An Bord Altranais – Regulating Advanced Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Midwife Practitioners in Ireland Dr. Anne-Marie Ryan, Chief Education Officer, An Bord Altranais
Patient Safety and Nursing – The CIS Perspective Dr. Ailis Quinlan, Head of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme (CIS)
An Bord Altranais National Conference.pdf (1.95 MB)
Downloads uploads/An_Bord_Altranais_National_Conference[1].pdf
Forum on End of life in Ireland- Public Consultation on Draft Action Plan
Last Updated: 25 May 2010
Ireland needs a national end-of-life strategy, transparent decision making at end of life, advanced care planning,and the implementation of national policies on palliative care. These are among the prominent themes and issues raised in the report of the Forum on End of Life in Ireland and which have now been included in the Forum’s draft action plan.
The report and draft action plan deal with many social, ethical, legal, medical, administrative, policy and spiritual issues. They give a clear guide to what people in Ireland believe are the issues at end of life. It stresses that death issues are everybody’s business and that death is an issue at all ages.
The report and the draft action plan will be the basis for the work of the newly established National Council of the Forum being chaired by Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness. The council’s structure will reflect the need to engage with all sectors of society on death issues. The Forum will also have an annual event to address issues, act as a sounding board and learn about progress in implementing the action plan.
The public is invited to comment on Forum report and the draft action plan until Friday June 18, 2010, www.endoflife.ie
The Forum, an initiative of the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) - was formally launched by the President, Mrs McAleese on March 11, 2009. It was the first time any country has asked its citizens nationally to state their views on death, dying and bereavement.
The period of public consultation on the Draft Action Plan, arising out of the work of the Forum during 2009, has now begun. It will continue until Friday, June 18, 2010. Your views and comments on this document will help to guide the work of the new National Council of the Forum on End of Life in Ireland, which is being established under the chairmanship of Mrs. Justice Catherine McGuinness.
Link to Forum Web site: www.endoflife.ie/home.aspx
Link to Draft Action Plan report : www.endoflife.ie/alist/draft-action-plan.aspx
DOHC Nurses & Midwives Bill 2010
Last Updated: 23 Apr 2010
Link to press launch 22/04/2010 : www.dohc.ie/press/releases/2010/20100422.html
Link to Bill :uploads/nurses_midwives_bill2010.pdf
Making Chronic Conditions Count : Institute of Public Health in Ireland
Last Updated: 16 Apr 2010
Link: www.inispho.org/files/file/Making%20Chronic%20Conditions.pdf
Institute of Public Health in Ireland
Making Chronic Conditions Count: Hypertension, Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetes.
Posted February 11th, 2010 by suzanne.kirk
in 2010 INIsPHO Team Report report
Date published:
15 March, 2010
Published by:
Institute of Public Health in Ireland
Author:
Balanda, K.P., Barron, S., Fahy, L., McLaughlin, A.
Chronic conditions are responsible for a significant proportion of early deaths. They reduce quality of life in many of the adults living with them, represent substantial financial costs to patients and the health and social care system, and cause a significant loss of productivity to the economy.
This report contains estimates and forecasts of the population prevalence of four chronic conditions, hypertension, stroke, coronary heart disease (angina and heart attack) and diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2 combined). It shows how their prevalence varies across the island and what change is expected between 2007, 2015 and 2020
Palliative Care for Children with a Life Limiting Condition, A National Policy, DOHC, 2010
Last Updated: 30 Mar 2010
Link to publication www.dohc.ie/publications/pdf/palliative_care_en.pdfi
'Don't ignore a fragile state of mind', Sunday Independent, March 21st ,2010 Florence Horsman-Hogan
Last Updated: 22 Mar 2010
Sunday Independent, March 21st ,2010 by Florence Horsman-Hogan
"......Then a wonderful public health nurse came to my rescue. She knocked on our front door and getting no answer, came to the back door where she could see me sitting on the kitchen floor, crying. No one -- and I mean no one -- had ever been allowed see me cry. With her help, I was then able to accept that I was literally on my knees. With no other option in sight, I allowed her to get me evaluated. The diagnosis? Post-natal depression. I agreed to go into St John of Gods, our local psychiatric hospital, for a rest. ....."
Link to full article:
www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/dont-ignore-a-fragile-state-of-mind-2106173.html
ICHN Strategic & Training Plan 2010
Last Updated: 22 Mar 2010
ICHN Strategic & Training plan now available on Members page : To access ,membership password required. For further enquiries contact Mary O 'Dowd Professional Development Officer @086-0266728. email; maryodowd@ichn.ie
Guidance for the HSE for the Review of Serious Incidents including deaths of Children in Care, HIQA January 2010
Last Updated: 10 Mar 2010
Link to Publication: www.hiqa.ie/media/pdfs/Guidance_for_HSE_Review_Serious_Incidents_Children.pdf
