Cork Kerry Community Healthcare Directory of Services and Programmes for Adults with Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Heart Conditions, Stroke Kerry Cork Connecting people living with long term health conditions to services and services to each other. Asthma & COPD Diabetes Heart Conditions Stroke Generic Supports A sincere thank you to all those who contributed to this directory. While every care has been taken to ensure the information included is relevant, accurate and up to date, due to the nature of the publication, there may be errors or ommissions. For this I apologise in advance and invite you to let me know so corrections and/or additions can be made in the next edition of the directory. It is a work in progress, and will be updated periodically so if you feel your service should be included please get in touch, I’d love to hear from you. For corrections, additions or feedback on this directory please contact Maeve Carmody at [email protected] Information current as of publication date: 11/06/2019 Prepared by: Maeve Carmody HSE Self-Management Support Co-ordinator for Chronic Disease Cork-Kerry Community Healthcare Email: [email protected] Foreword A long-term health condition is one which can be treated and managed their condition, what it is, how to help manage it and how it will impact but usually not cured. Approximately 1 million people in Ireland have their life. In 2017 the HSE launched ‘Living well with a Chronic Condition’ diabetes, cardiovascular disease, COPD or asthma. It is estimated a Framework and implementation plan for self management support that the majority of these (625,000) are over 50 years of age. As Head for chronic conditions: COPD, Asthma, Diabetes and Cardiovascular of Service of Health & Wellbeing, Cork Kerry Community Healthcare disease. It sets out how we in the health services want to work with my service is developing capacity to tackle the challenge of chronic and support people to be able to self-manage their health conditions. disease by supporting measures to increase the ability and confidence People with long term health conditions and their families or carers of people with long term health conditions to manage their health and have an extremely important role in the management of their condition. to live well. Therefore supporting and educating people in their self management is a critical role for those working with people with long term health The population in Ireland is increasing and it is also getting older. conditions. Multimorbidity refers to the presence of more than one long-term health condition co-existing in one person and in Ireland 65% of adults over One of the priorities under the Sláintecare implementation plan is 65 years have two or more long term health conditions. Inevitably, a the expansion of the range of services in the community. There is a larger older population creates increased demand for health and social clear trade-off between strengthening the current service, expanding care, especially with regard to managing long term health conditions. and deepening the role played by community-based care in areas Managing such conditions accounts for a growing share of finite health like chronic disease management, and expanding access to services. resources and demands new approaches. One such approach is Self- This directory has been produced by the Self-management Support management support. Coordinator, Maeve Carmody, Health and Wellbeing, Cork Kerry Self-management support means working with people to help Community Healthcare. It highlights the range of services within the them become better managers of their own health. Successful self community and the hospitals which are available to people with long management relies on people having access to the right information, term health conditions in Cork and Kerry. It is intended as a resource education, support and services to help manage their condition. The and a support for our colleagues when working with people with long person with the condition is not managing alone but is a partner in their term health conditions. The directory aims to connect people with long own healthcare. It is important that people have a full understanding of term health conditions to services and services to each other. Directory of Services and Programmes for Adults with Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Heart Conditions and Stroke 3 Foreword continued The directory intends to: This directory acknowledges patients as partners in their own care, • Highlight the ever increasing services and supports available for supporting them in developing knowledge, skills and confidence to people with long term health conditions within the health service, make informed decisions. the voluntary sector and also in the wider community where people Living well with a chronic condition is an achievable goal. It involves a live. fundamental transformation of the traditional patient-health professional • Increase awareness of the importance of self management supports relationships into a collaborative on-going partnership. for people living with long term health conditions. The fact that The directory places a considerable emphasis on keeping people mental health and physical health are fundamentally linked requires healthy and well in the community. a response to include emotional and mental wellbeing, social, and It is the first of many Self-Management Support initiatives derived from community supports. the Cork Kerry Community Healthcare COMPASS Healthy Ireland • Assist health and social care professionals who may be in a position Implementation Plan and is consistent with objectives in Sláintecare to refer or signpost people to some of the services and supports for a person-centred, comprehensive and integrated service. listed. In this way the directory may also support healthcare professionals to implement Making Every Contact Count. Priscilla Lynch Maeve Carmody Head of Health and Wellbeing Self Management Support Coordinator Cork Kerry Community Healthcare Cork Kerry Community Healthcare Directory of Services and Programmes for Adults with Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Heart Conditions and Stroke 4 Index Health Services Introduction........................................................................ 6 Asthma........................................................................................................... 8 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)......................................... 12 Diabetes......................................................................................................... 19 Heart Conditions........................................................................................... 35 Stroke............................................................................................................. 49 Generic Supports........................................................................................... 64 Carer’s Supports........................................................................................................... 64 Communication Supports............................................................................................. 65 Drugs and Alcohol........................................................................................................ 69 Education, Learning and Training Supports................................................................... 70 Emotional and Mental Wellbeing Supports..................................................................... 72 Financial Supports........................................................................................................ 84 Health Services and Resources....................................................................................... 88 Medication Management.............................................................................................. 95 Nutrition and Healthy Eating........................................................................................ 97 Physical Activity............................................................................................................ 100 Self management programme...................................................................................... 107 Social and Community Supports................................................................................... 108 Smoking Cessation....................................................................................................... 124 Self Management Support Coordinators........................................................................ 126 Directory of Services and Programmes for Adults with Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Heart Conditions and Stroke 5 Health Services Introduction The HSE provides health and social services to everyone living in Social Care: The Social Care Division was established to support Ireland. Services are delivered to people of all ages in a variety of on-going service requirements of older people and people with settings across the country which are explained below. disabilities. Primary care services deliver care to people in the community as Older Person’ services in Cork Kerry Community Healthcare are close to home as possible. The aim of Primary Care is to provide delivered through a community-based approach which focuses on healthcare that is accessible, integrated, of a high quality and which maximising the potential of older people, their families and local meets the needs of the local population. A wide range of services are communities to maintain people