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HEALTH MATTERS You Section STAFF MAGAZINE OF THE IRISH HEALTH SERVICE VOL. 10 | ISSUE 4 | WINTER 2015 A HEALTHY CHRISTMAS Dawn shares her tips One million not out Information Line passes major milestone Four-step plan ED Taskforce in action FEATURES GENERAL NEWS YOU SECTION LIFESTYLE WELCOME TO THE CONTENTS LATEST EDITION OF HEALTH MATTERS You Section 08 DAWN IS AN INSPIRATION Woman of THE Christmas and New Year season is the Year award for slimmer upon us and no doubt many of you are 12 SING WHEN YOU ARE WINNING Cork planning to make (and probably break!) a choir earns the plaudits in competition few resolutions. In this edition of Health 14 SEA DRAMA Rescued nurse urges Matters, there’s plenty of inspiration to keep anglers to wear life jackets you on track if your goal is a healthier life. 15 BASEBALL HERO SAVED Paramedics Dawn Stevenson shares with us her weight save life of Mets star Rusty loss journey and how she managed to 16 HIDDEN HERO AWARD Praise for work shed five stone in just over a year without of Limerick nurse Hilary resorting to unhealthy and unsustainable 18 18 MARATHON EFFORT FROM KEN fad diets. And she tells us how much Cardiology nurse saves friend’s wife happier she now feels. during Dublin event And three former smokers talk to us about 19 STAFF RAISE MONEY FOR CONCERN kicking the habit and the struggles they Workers donated money from their 20 MEET THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM endured before finally breaking free. And salaries since 2000 Division embraces changing structures remember you don’t have to go it alone if 22 I CAN QUIT – AND YOU CAN TOO you choose to give up the cigarettes this Three former smokers share their New Year. Our QUIT team are on hand to inspirational stories deliver the most amazing support and 24 ERIN SCOOPS AWARD Co Louth guidance through the tough times. physiotherapist celebrates success We also speak to nurse Colm Plunkett 75 25 FAMILY GOES GLOBAL Marie’s trip of about his near-death experience during a a lifetime captured on print routine day out fishing with his daughter 26 MATERNITY STAFF IN SOUTH Orlaith when a freak wave dragged him into TIPPERARY LAUDED Hospital wins the sea. But for his life jacket, Colm would Baby Friendly designation surely have drowned. Here he tells why it is 26 MARK JOINS THE TEAM IN BANTRY so important to always wear the life jacket, Consultation physician has special even when the conditions look calm. interest in diabetes One of the great new initiatives being taken up by HSE staff around the country is the establishment of staff choirs. Down in the Cork University Maternity Hospital, they are still celebrating finishing as runners up in the recent Workplace Choir competition Cork unit final in the National Concert Hall. Find out inside all you need to know to set up your 47 moves own choir. As ever, we welcome your ideas and feedback on the magazine. Drop us an email at [email protected] A big thank you to all of our contributors to this edition and I hope you find plenty of interesting reading in it. Joanne Weston Joanne Weston, Editor This magazine is produced by the HSE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION PUBLISHERS: Celtic Media Group www.celticmediagroup.ie FEEDBACK: Send your feedback to [email protected] HEALTH MATTERS WINTER 2015 Features 28 SEPSIS: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE The Irish experience to date 30 UNDER THE WEATHER Take care of yourself this winter with help from commonsense website 31 LEAN AR AGHAIDH New support group for OCD 44 36 32 HAPPY OR NOT New system gets feedback from patients 34 FROM CONVENT TO HEALTH CENTRE Impressive new primary care facility in Ballyshannon 36 MEDLIS ON WAY Integrated nationwide hospital laboratory information system to be rolled out 38 TACKLING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 25 OVERCROWDING Taskforce to implement plan 40 MEDICAL CAREERS DAY Hundreds of students attend event 41 RECOVERY AT HOME Three-year project aims to relocate 16 mental health patients 42 IT’S ALL ABOUT PERSON-CENTRED, CO-ORDINATED CARE Aiming for better care for patients 44 BOUNCING AWAY Book publishes children’s own perspectives on mental health 66 winter 2015 | health matters | 03 CONTENTS The Ballyshannon Project 76 General News 54 IRISH COUNCIL OF CLINICAL INFORMATION OFFICERS CCIO already 48 FOURTH NATIONAL SUMMIT HELD an award-winner Social Care Division continues to 55 THE FIRST EVER HEALTHY IRELAND implement six-step plan for change SURVEY Picture of the health of the 47 CORK HOSPITAL NEARS CHILDREN’S national given UNIT Paediatric ward on the move 56 HSE’S #LITTLETHINGS SHARES 48 SEXUAL HEALTH STRATEGY POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH 69 PUBLISHED Plan aims to reduce MESSAGES Outdoor and commuter ‘stigma’ surrounding sexual health campaign launched 49 NEW INTERACTIVE GARDEN 57 MEDICATION SAFETY AWARENESS UNVEILED AT ST JOSEPH’S Three million medication errors in Irish Special Olympian opens facility in public hospitals per year Portrane 58 GINA AMBASSADOR NAMED Dr Patrick 50 NATIONAL FINANCE CONTROLS Manning is the first Irish GINA ASSURANCE GROUP New group Ambassador aims to provide support, co-ordination 59 NEW INDIVIDUAL HEALTH and problem-solving expertise IDENTIFIERS Will prove a major aid to 51 TRAINING IN LÁMH AVAILABLE the HSE in patient safety, according to Manual sign system used by children the HSE Chief Information Officer and adults who have an intellectual 60 A DAY OF CELEBRATION IN disability BALLYSHANNON Minister Kathleen 51 EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE Lynch opens new facility in Donegal MANAGEMENT AWARD Histopathology 61 ST LUKE’S GETS TWO NEW National Quality Improvement FACILITIES The Dr Jim Mahon Library Programme wins and Education Centre and the Susie 52 PINCUS GIVES KEYNOTE SPEECH Long Day Services Unit is officially open. US-based psychiatrist attends National 62 PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES The RCSI has Mental Health Conference been pursuing the opportunity to 53 NAS COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH introduce Physician Associates since (CAD) SYSTEM GOES ONLINE 600 calls 2006 in first morning 62 WORLD PHYSIOTHERAPY DAY 53 NEW AMBULANCES UNVEILED Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown 49 First three of 64 ambulances being host a wide variety of events. provided this year in a €9.4m 63 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Annual investment under the fleet replacement national conference of mental health programme nurse managers held in Limerick 04 | health matters | winter 2015 HEALTH MATTERS WINTER 2015 ONLINE Sites we like 34 www.cfireland.ie www.getirelandactive.ie Lifestyle 65 STORIES FROM THE FRONT One service user gives their take on the performance 66 HEALTHY IRELAND GETS TO WORK www.undertheweather.ie Calorie posting just one of a range of initiatives 68 WEIGHT AND LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT Collaboration between Physiotherapy, Dietetics, Public Health Nursing, Psychology and Occupational Therapy 69 GET ACTIVE FOR THE NEW YEAR Make exercise one of your resolutions in January 70 DONEGAL FLU CHAMPION Backing the flu vaccine campaign this winter 71 STRESS AT WORK How to recognise the signs and what to do www.winterready.ie 72 DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY CHRISTMAS Check out our lovely festive recipes 74 CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IN BELFAST Markets bring unique festive atmosphere 76 LEAFING THROUGH TREE CHOICES Planting trees in your garden 77 INTERIORS How to cut your heating bills and choose the right boiler for your home 78 FIRST DRIVE Behind the wheel of the Seat Alahambra The information in Health Matters is carefully researched and believed to be accurate and authoritative, but neither the HSE nor the publisher can accept responsibility for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions. Statements and opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Editor, the HSE or of the publisher. winter 2015 | health matters | 05 Message A Message from the... DIRECTOR GENERAL We must learn from our successes as well as our failures Dear Colleagues medical card governance and business processes are improving our interaction with members of the public. IN OUR Health Service, it is as important for us to learn from our Some 375 General Medical Service (GMS) GPs have entered the successes as much as it is for us to review and learn from our GMS Scheme under the open entry mechanism improving access to shortcomings and failings. By reviewing our successes, we can GMS services. A diabetes cycle of care for GMS patients with Type 2 discover how to build on our achievements and share with each other Diabetes nationally has been introduced as well as asthma care for what worked well. children under 6 years of age. When we consider what has been provided, we can see that health Also in primary care, the pharmacy needle exchange service is services, in the face of less resource, have shown remarkable reaching its targets and 973 staff received training to help them resilience over the past few years. Service improvements, during this screen for alcohol and substance misuse. tough period, have been very positive. Of course we have a long road to travel and we need to continue to build a culture and the capacity SOCIAL CARE for improvement but it is heartening to see that there have been SERVICES for people with disabilities and older people have been significant progresses despite challenging years. strengthened. Disability Services are committed to a new change The progress we have made is a testament to the great work programme. There have been improvements in day services for carried out by staff members’ every day. Different catalysts have school leavers and Rehabilitative Training graduates. More than spurred on these improvements. Some requiring new funding or 1,300 have transitioned from institutional type care and are now reconfiguration of services – all showing flexibility, innovation and supported to live in the community. We are also working towards staff commitment to delivering safe, high quality care even when the targeted reduction of waiting lists for therapies for children being asked to do more with less.
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