Rotunda Hospital Annual Report 2018 Introduction
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The Rotunda Hospital Dublin Annual Report 2018 191025_Rotunda_Final_Report_updated inside cover.indd 1 29/10/2019 10:01 About the Rotunda Hospital 191025_Rotunda_Final_Report_updated inside cover.indd 2 29/10/2019 10:01 In 1745 Bartholomew Mosse, surgeon the Mastership System responsible for and man-midwife, founded the original clinical and operational management. Dublin Lying-In Hospital as a maternity Since the introduction of Hospital training hospital, the first of its kind. Groups in 2013, the Rotunda is the The Rotunda Hospital is unique as lead maternity centre for the RCSI an institution in that it has continued Hospitals Group. to provide an unbroken record of service to women and infants since The ethos and core values of its founder its foundation. The Rotunda Hospital are still at the heart of the Hospital and has been in operation at the Parnell this is demonstrated through the care Square campus for 260 years, with and dedication of the staff and the the main inpatient building remaining Board of Governors of the Hospital. in continuous use since the doors first Over time the Rotunda has evolved opened on December 8, 1757, making into a 198-bed teaching Hospital which the Rotunda Hospital the longest provides specialist services in order to serving maternity hospital in the world. support women and their families at a The Rotunda remains an independent, local, regional and national level. voluntary organisation operating under Charter with a Board of Governors and 9,760 8,514 Mothers Cared for Babies Delivered 960 326 Employees Medical and Nursing Students 191025_Rotunda_Final_Report_updated inside cover.indd 1 29/10/2019 10:01 Contents Introduction 4 Introduction by the Master ..........................................................................................................................................................6 Introduction by the Chairperson ............................................................................................................................................12 Strategic Plan Highlights ...........................................................................................................................................................16 Clinical Directors Oice ...............................................................................................................................................................18 Clinical Services 20 Maternity 22 Department of Midwifery and Nursing .............................................................................................................................24 Emergency and Assessment Service ................................................................................................................................30 Early Pregnancy Assessment Service ...............................................................................................................................31 Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Service ....................................................................................................................................33 Fetal Medicine Service ................................................................................................................................................................34 Maternal Medicine Service .......................................................................................................................................................38 Teenage Pregnancy Service ....................................................................................................................................................40 Combined Obstetric Endocrine Service ..........................................................................................................................42 Infectious Diseases Service .....................................................................................................................................................46 Epilepsy Service ..............................................................................................................................................................................49 Mental Health Service .................................................................................................................................................................50 Next Birth After Caesarean Service ....................................................................................................................................52 Labour and Delivery .....................................................................................................................................................................53 Anaesthesiology Service ............................................................................................................................................................58 Critical Care Service .....................................................................................................................................................................62 Maternal Morbidity.........................................................................................................................................................................63 Complicated Postnatal Service..............................................................................................................................................66 Radiology Service ...........................................................................................................................................................................68 Gynaecology 70 Gynaecology Service ................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Colposcopy Service ......................................................................................................................................................................80 Sexual Assault Treatment Service .......................................................................................................................................82 Neonatology 84 Department of Neonatology ....................................................................................................................................................86 Allied Clinical Services 102 Laboratory Medicine Service ................................................................................................................................................104 - Division of Biochemistry and Endocrinology .........................................................................................................106 - Division of Clinical Microbiology ....................................................................................................................................108 - Division of Haematology and Transfusion ...............................................................................................................109 - Division of Histopathology ..................................................................................................................................................110 - Laboratory Medicine - Quality Management .........................................................................................................112 Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Service ..........................................................................................................................113 Medical Social Work Service..................................................................................................................................................118 Pharmacy Service..........................................................................................................................................................................121 Physiotherapy Service ...............................................................................................................................................................123 191025_Rotunda_Final_Report_updated inside cover.indd 2 29/10/2019 10:01 Quality and Safety Services 128 Quality and Patient Safety Service ....................................................................................................................................130 Infection Prevention and Control Service .....................................................................................................................133 Clinical Risk Service ....................................................................................................................................................................136 Clinical Audit Service ................................................................................................................................................................. 137 Clinical Reporting Service.......................................................................................................................................................139 Academia 140 Department of Research ..........................................................................................................................................................142 Research Ethics .............................................................................................................................................................................146 RCSI Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology................................................................................................