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Health Matters Vol. 3 Issue 3:Autumn 2007 Item Type Report Authors Health Service Executive (HSE) Rights Health Service Executive Ireland Download date 08/10/2021 00:59:16 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10147/45481 Find this and similar works at - http://www.lenus.ie/hse Louth County The Beauty of Robotic-Assisted Hospital Quitting Surgery Louth County Hospital Damaging effects of Cork University Maternity commended for smoke free smoking on appearance Hospital has commissioned environment record p 6 highlighted p15 a robotic surgical system p21 Volume3 Issue3 Autumn2007 HealthNationalm Staff Newsletterat of thet Healthe Servicer Executives Cost of Medicines to Drop e Win a Eight Per Cent with 100m Saving to HSE weekend for two! see below he cost to the HSE and the State of maintaining its liberal unified health service. on their investment in health.” general public of medicines approach and meeting the growing “The National Corporate The HSE is reducing the T dispensed under the various medicines bill. Pharmaceutical Unit has applied a wholesale mark-up it pays on repayment schemes, such as the This latest initiative follows very disciplined, fair and balanced medicines from 17.66 per cent to New Medical Card Scheme and the extensive research and widespread approach to an area that absorbs a eight per cent for all payments Drugs Repayment , is set to drop by consultation among organisations, major portion of our annual budget. made from 1st January 2008 Resources eight per cent, resulting in savings companies and individuals and “The same approach is being and seven per cent from 1st to the HSE of €100m next year. is designed to create greater applied across many aspects of our January 2009. for SATUs The initiative is part of an transparency and fairness in the budget from general purchasing The reduction follows a detailed he expansion of HSE extensive review programme by pharmaceutical supply chain. right through to the levels of analysis which showed that the Sexual Assault Treatment the HSE and the Department of The HSE received more than services patients get from our current medicine wholesale mark- Units (SATUs), and Health and Children to identify 160 submissions during the investments in individual hospitals up in Ireland, at 17.66 per cent, is T improvements to the service, efficiencies in the pharmaceutical consultation process. and the hundreds of voluntary more than double the EU average. was announced recently. supply chain, from manufacturers Professor Brendan Drumm, CEO organisations. The HSE will also introduce a These units work to provide care and wholesalers through to of the HSE said: “While it is not the “We are determined to get better wholesale mark-up for medicines and forensic support to victims of community pharmacists, in light only one, this is a great example of value from our budget and make supplied to public hospitals of sexual assault. This work is critical, of the increasing cost to the the economic benefits of a national sure taxpayers get the best return between three and five per cent. both in the provision of sensitive care to assault victims, but also in taking the necessary steps to support that victim and the judicial Communication 6,000 Young People Participate in 2007 system in bringing the perpetrators to justice. Survey HSE Community Games National Finals With funding of €1.5m provided for the rest of 2007 and €2.5m for Tell us how you access every year thereafter, the HSE is now launching a set of initiatives information about the designed to bring about significant HSE as a staff member improvement in both the care and you will be in with and aftercare provided to sexual a chance of winning assault victims. This follows a a great weekend for two national review of SATU Services. The expansion includes: in the 4-star Radisson >Two new SATU Units in Midland Hotel in Cork! Regional Hospital, Mullingar We’re working on and University College improving the quality Hospital, Galway and flow of information to > Sponsored specialist training for medical and nursing staff to our staff and you can help provide post-assault and us with our research by forensic care filling in the survey in the > New pay and on-call system for centre of this edition of GPs participating in the services Health Matters. A HSE sponsored training course for general practitioners See also back page and doctors who are interested in Pictured at the launch of the HSE Community Games 2007 National Finals are (LtoR): Ethan Hammond (6), Enoma Obayuwana (6), working in this area of practice will Jessie O’Regan (7), Dylan O’Regan (9), Lillie Cunniam (7), Marlene Cortez (7), Lara Williams (7) and Miles Gaynor (7). See also page 23 commence shortly. Easy Access - Public Confidence - Staff Pride Healthmatters Reducing Spread Message of Infection The HSE has established a Governance from the Healthcare Associated Infection (HCAI) Group with responsibility to Editor develop national and local action plans to reduce the potential for spread of infections in the healthcare setting and to reduce and alter antibiotic use. We hope you enjoyed the summer months, despite The HSE’s Infection Control Plan’s the less than perfect weather, and are now ready five-year objectives are: to take on the challenges autumn will bring. Change is now a constant in our organisation 1. To reduce healthcare associated and our Transformation Programme is driving the infections by 20 per cent reshaping and redesign of many of our services. (LtoR): Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, TD, and Dr. Ronan Collins, 2. To reduce MRSA infections In this issue we highlight the North East Consultant in Age Related Healthcare during her recent visit to Peamount Hospital Transformation Programme which is to operate by 30 per cent as a flagship for transformation across the HSE. 3. To reduce antibiotic consumption Stephen Mulvany has been appointed manager for by 20 per cent this programme and he outlines his thoughts on New 50-Bed the way forward for this very important initiative. The HCAI Governance Group has Elsewhere, we focus on the work of the new decided to publish data on healthcare Rapid Access Geriatric Clinic currently located Rehabilitation Centre acquired infections each quarter, in Dublin’s Smithfield district, which is being commencing in October 2007. provided in partnership with Charter Medical Group. Approximately 500 older patients are being at Peamount Initially the performance indicator treated by this service each month and are usually he Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, officially opened a data will cover four areas: seen within 24 hours. new 50-bed Rehabilitation Centre at Peamount Hospital in west Dublin 1. MRSA in ICUs (applicable to On page four we outline developments in Trecently. The new unit comprises two 25-bed wards, one catering for acute hospitals with intensive relation to nursing and midwifery. Siobhan elderly patients in an Age Related Unit, and the other providing services for care units only) O’Halloran, Nursing Services Director, says the respiratory patients. The opening of the new centre also provides an additional 2. Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream next year will bring with it a time of unlimited 35 nursing and allied health professional posts. infection surveillance (applicable opportunity for nursing and midwifery to develop The new Rehabilitation Centre represents the first phase of an ambitious new to acute hospitals only) in ways we probably could not have imagined ten strategy for Peamount. The cost of centre was €4.2m: €2.6m was provided by 3. Antimicrobial consumption years ago. the HSE with the balance provided by Peamount. (applicable to acute hospitals The development of a comprehensive The Age Related Unit deals with patients, mainly aged over 65, who have initially, with inclusion of other communications strategy is one of the key completed acute treatment for stroke, fractures and surgery and who need a institutions at a later date) projects in Programme 12 of the Transformation period of non-acute rehabilitation. 4. Alcohol-based hand gel Programme. You can help your communications The respiratory service caters for adults from acute hospitals suffering from consumption (applicable to acute colleagues do some of the ground work by filling in chronic respiratory illnesses as well as sleep disorders. hospitals initially, with inclusion the special Communications Survey in the centre The new centre also includes facilities for occupational therapy, speech of other institutions at a later date) of this publication. It will take just a few minutes to and language and audiology services, physiotherapy, clinical nutrition, and fill in and you could win a fantastic prize by sending a pulmonary function laboratory. These facilities are available to inpatients, us your completed survey. outpatients and GPs within the local community. There’s lots of news from each of the four The hospital chairman, Graham Crisp said: “These much-needed services will HSE areas to keep you up-to-date with what is significantly improve the quality of life of our clients and, in turn, help to reduce Development Board happening in various parts of the country. I hope the length of stay by patients in acute hospitals like Tallaght.” you find this edition interesting and informative. Begins Work As always, your comments, suggestions and A Development Board, responsible ideas are welcome. Contributions can be sent to for planning, designing, building and [email protected] The deadline for the next Latvian Delegation Visit equipping a new world-class National edition is October 31st. Paediatric Hospital on a site to be ceded by the Mater Hospital to the HSE, has begun its work. The new hospital will cater for the specialist needs (tertiary care) of children throughout the country and the routine hospital needs (secondary Stephen McGrath – Editor care) of children in the greater Head of Internal Communications Dublin area.

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