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Waterford facilities achieve 100 percent compliance rate in Mental Health Commission report
The Mental Health Commission, in its recently published 2024 annual report, has recorded a 100% compliance rate in its inspections of the HSE Dublin and South East’s Aidan’s Unit and Grangemore facilities in Waterford. Aidan’s Unit is a purpose built 20 en-suite single bedroomed mental health facility at the Waterford Residential Care Centre.
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Residents enjoy Wexford summer garden party
“There was great excitement ahead of this year’s annual summer garden party,” according to Ursula McPhillips, Director of Nursing, St Johns Community Hospital, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. “We had a wedding theme and residents and patients were very involved in preparations, such as crafting decorations and confetti and arranging flowers. It was also a chance for many of them to reminisce about their own wedding days. We heard some funny wedding stories as part of all of that.
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Galway virtual initiative brings cardiac care home for patients
“It gives me real peace of mind knowing that the cardiology team is monitoring my readings and looking after everything behind the scenes. The app is so easy to use, and being able to recover in my own home made a big difference,” according to Paula Finn, who was recently diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and enrolled in an innovative virtual healthcare initiative pioneered through the collaboration of University Hospital Galway (UHG) community based cardiology teams and the HIVE laboratory at the University of Galway.
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Dog therapy volunteers give the gift of comfort at North West Hospice
“Every time we go anywhere George makes people smile - and because I volunteer with North West Hospice, I thought this is perfect,” explained Geraldine Fowley, outlining how her therapy dog George started visiting North West Hospice in Sligo as part of the hospice’s Dog Therapy Initiative.
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HSE West and North West Cancer Network receives OECI Cancer Centre Certificate of Accreditation
“Our cancer programme was assessed and examined against highly rigorous European standards and achieving this certification is as a result of the ongoing work of our cancer care teams across the region,” according to Tony Canavan, Regional Executive Officer, HSE West and North West, commenting as the HSE West and North West Cancer Network, in partnership with the University of Galway, recently achieved formal accreditation from the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI).
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Donegal Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse Underage Service launched
“GPs will have instant access to specialist mental health expertise, and parents will know support is on hand from the very first day of a crisis,” according to Sarah Toye, Assistant Director of Nursing, welcoming the new dedicated suicide crisis nurse service for teenagers to be offered by Donegal Mental Health Services. Delivered within Primary Care, following referral from General Practitioners (GPs) under the National Clinical Care Programme for Self Harm and Suicide Related Ideation (NCPSHI), the nurse led Service went live in recent weeks.