Midland Health Board annual report 2000 Item type Report Authors Midland Health Board (MHB) Rights MHB Downloaded 3-Dec-2017 04:14:46 Link to item http://hdl.handle.net/10147/42591 Find this and similar works at - http://www.lenus.ie/hse C o n t e n t s 1 In t roduction Ð Chairm a n 2 Health St r a t e gy 3 Quality Ap p ro a c h 4 Fo re w o rd Ð Chief Exe c u t i ve Off i c e r 5 B o a rd Members & Corporate Te a m 7 Population He a l t h 1 5 Episodic Ca re 2 6 Mental Health Se rv i c e s 3 2 Se rvices for Children and Fa m i l i e s Child He a l t h Child Pro t e c t i o n 3 9 Se rvices for Older Pe o p l e 4 2 Se rvices for People with Di s a b i l i t i e s 5 0 Human Re s o u rc e s 5 1 Cross Ca re Gro u p Freedom of In f o rm a t i o n National De velopment Pl a n Community We l f a re Se rv i c e En v i ronmental He a l t h Food Sa f e t y Regional Ma t e rials Ma n a g e m e n t Irish Language 5 5 Fi n a n c e Midland Health Board, Arden Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Telephone: 0506 Ð 21868 Fax: 0506 Ð 52663 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mhb.ie The statistical addendum to this report is available on the Board’s website at www.mhb.ie I n t r o d u c t i o n C H A I R M A N Senator Pat Moylan Rinneadh dul chun cinn le linn na bliana 2000 maidir le C h a i rm a n forbairt seirbhísí agus cuireadh tuilleadh saoráidí ar bun le go mbeidh an Bord in ann seirbhísí díardchaighdeán a chur ar fáil The year 2000 brought further progress in service dár muintir go léir. development and in putting facilities in place to enable the Cui r eadh seirbhísí réigiúnacha oinceolaíochta agus Board to provide services of a high quality for our population. haemaiteolaíochta ar bun agus, dá bharr sin, is féidir leis an The regional oncology and haematology services wer e mB o r d dul i mbun seirbhísí ardchaighdeáin a sholáthar maidir le established. The Board can theref o r e avail of the opportunity to cineálacha áirithe ailse a chóireáil. Is ar bhonn áitiáil a dhéanfar start developing high quality services for particular cancers which sin agus is foirne saineolaithe a bheidh i mbun na seirbhísí. Is it will be able to treat locally with teams of highly skilled experts. foirne iad seo a bhfuil ardchumas bainte amach acu sa réimse seo. The Midland Health Board is set to benefit substantially Is suntasach mar a rachaidh an Plean Náisiánta Forbartha chun from the National Development Programme over the period sochair don Bho r d Sláinte Lár Tí r e le linn na tréimhse 2000 go 2000 to 2006. Funding for the Board in 2000 amounted to 2006. Cui r eadh maoiniá £11.8m ar fáil don Bho r d le linn na bliana £11.8m. The contract for the Portlaoise Hospital Project was 2000. Bronnadh conradh le haghaidh Thionscadal Ospidéil Pho r t awarded and the brief for Phase 2B of the Longford/Westmeath Laoise agus cuireadh coimre i dtaobh Chéim 2B de Osp i d é a l General Hospital was submitted to the Department of Health Ginearálta an Longfoirt/na hIarmhí faoi bhráid na Roinne Slá i n t e and Children for approval. The brief takes account of extra agus Leanaí le haghaidh a ceadaithe. Is léir don Bho r d le tamaillín needs recently identified by the Board. The Board also sought anuas go bhfuil riachtanais bhreise ann anuas ar na riachtanais a planning permission for the new General Hospital, Tullamore in measadh a bheith ann i dtosach. Áirítear na riachtanais bhrei s e December, 2000. I am pleased to note that progress has also seo sa choimre a cuireadh faoi bhráid na Roinne. Le linn mhí na been made on the Project to upgrade St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nollag 2000, lorg an Bord cead tógála le haghaidh an Osp i d é i l Longford, and on the Birr Community Nursing Unit Project. Ghinearálta nua i dTulach Mhór. Is breá liom go bhfuil dul chun These developments will mean that more people can receive cinn á dhéanamh maidir le huasghrádú Ospidéal Iósaif ar an services and waiting times can be shortened. Lo n g fort agus freisin maidir leis an Tionscadal Altranais Phobail i The Board continues to improve its provision of community mB iorra. De thoradh na bhforbairtí seo, cuirfear seirbhísí ar fáil do and residential services to older people, to those with mental líon daoine is airde ná riamh agus laghdófar ar thréimhsí feithimh. illness and to those with disability. The resettlement of people Tá an Bord ag leanáint dá n-iarrachtaí chun seirbhísí with intellectual disability continues with the provision of more feabhsaithe pobail agus cónaithe a chur ar fáil do sheandaoine, do modern and more appropriate facilities. This major expenditure dhaoine a bhfuil galar meabhrach orthu agus do dhaoine on equipment and building infrastructure will continue over the míchumasacha. Táimid ag leanáint dár n-iarrachtaí chun daoine a life of the National Development Plan so that the Board’s bhfuil míchumas intleachtach orthu a athlonná agus tá saoráidí facilities will be of a standard to deliver the type and quality of curtha ar fáil chuige seo atá níos nua-aimseartha agus níos oiriánaí services needed in the 21st century. ná riamh. Leanfar den chaiteachas suntasach seo ar threalamh agus While the Board constantly endeavours to provide more ar bhonneagar foirgníochta sa chaoi is go mbeidh saoráidí an services for those with illness and disability we are also conscious Bho i r d de réir na gcaighdeán atá oiriánach sa 21á haois. of the need for prev ention and for promotion of good health. In Bíonn an Bord ag síorfhéachaint le tuilleadh seirbhísí a that respect I am pleased to note the extent of the devel o p m e n t sholáthar do dhaoine a bhfuil easláinte nó míchumas ag cur as of the Board’s health promotion activities in the community, in dóibh, ach tuigimid freisin gur cuid dár saothar is ea easláinte a schools, in the workplace and among the staff themselves . sheachaint agus an dea-shláinte a chothú. Is cúis sásaimh dom, The Board is fortunate to have such a committed workforce mar sin, an fhorbairt atá tagtha ar obair an Bho i r d maidir le cothá and I wish to acknowledge the great energy they have displayed na sláinte sa phobal, sa láthair oibre agus i measc ár bhfoirne féin. in providing enhanced services. Progress is being made in Tá sé de dhea-fhortún ag an mBord seo foireann oibre improving facilities which are necessary for staff, but much dhíograiseach a bheith ag obair ar a shon. Molaim iad as an remains to be done. Once again, I would like to thank staff for bhfuinneamh a léirigh siad maidir le seirbhísí feabhsaithe a chur the patience they have shown while the necessary facilities are ar fáil. Tá dul chun cinn á dhéanamh maidir le feabhas a chur ar being put in place. shaoráidí áirithe atá riachtanach don fhoireann ach tá cuid mhór le déanamh fós. Gabhaim buíochas leo arís as a bhfoighne le linn do na saoráidí seo a bheith á gcur ar fáil. 1 H e a l t h S t r a t e g y In 1994 the Minister for Health published the Health Strategy - “Shaping a Healthier Future”. The main theme of the Strategy is the reorientation of health services so that improving peoples’ health and quality of life becomes the primary and unifying focus. Health Gai n : is concerned with health status both in terms of increased life expectancy and improvements in the Midland Health Board Pu r p o s e : quality of life. Social Gain: is concerned with the broader aspects of the quality of life and the extent to which for example, the The Midland Health Board exists to improve provision of support services contributes to improvement in the the health (health gain) and quality of life quality of life of service users and their carers. (social gain) of the population of Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath. In support of this purpose the Midland Health Board will:- The Strategy reflects the commitment of Government to ensuring that health services should first and foremost help ¥ place emphasis on the provision of the those people whose needs are greatest and this will be most appropriate care and, in particular, on reflected in the way resources are allocated in the future. It also recognises the importance of the pursuit of quality and lays primary health care; emphasis on constantly measuring and evaluating quality through clinical audit and consumer surveys. The Strategy places the consumer first and sets out proposals for improving ¥ engage in consultation with interes t e d the participation of the public in the planning and evaluation of parties to assess needs, set priorities and services.