Find out more about the HSE National Ambulance Service led service called Pathfinder, which is designed to safely keep older people who phone 112/999 in their own home rather than taking them to a hospital emergency department.

What an inspiring morning in the OT dept inaugural quality improvement presentation day. Thanks to our QI working group Aislinn Griffin Eleanore OGorman Aisling Deasy and all the fantastic presenters..."Trojan mice" the lot of ye! A 🧵

First of many QI presentation days and masterclasses within the dept. CUH_HSCP. Well done all Breda Meagher kannan natchimuthu Anthony Coughlan katie o'sullivan Siobhan Bateman Aislinn Griffin Aoife Daly Aisling Deasy Nina M Jade Burke Aoife Hargadon @

This week we share an extract from a patient on their experience with our Pathfinder service, an initiative that aims to safely keep older people who phone 999/112 in their homes rather than bringing them to a hospital emergency department. #OurPeopleOurServices #TeamULHG

Good #caregiving is more than patience, it is empathy. #Alzheimers #dementia #quote

Great work Kerry Pathfinder ⁦Pathfinder Alternative Care Pathway⁩ 👌

Star athlete Louise Galvin is a clinical specialist physiotherapist with the HSE Kerry Pathfinder Team. The Pathfinder team respond to 999/112 calls for older people in their homes following a fall or minor illness. Watch her discussing her career here ➡️bit.ly/3Oev9P3

ℹ️⚕️An Initiative funded by Cork Kerry Community Healthcare means that patients with minor injuries can go directly to Affidea Ireland for treatment, open 7 days 10am-8pm @ Elysian T12 KTD1. Treating minor injuries & illnesses this will operate until Jan 31. Consider all healthcare options 🏥

Excellent presentations on Pathfinder collaboration #ICIC24 Aine Carroll National Ambulance Service 🇮🇪🚑

Celebrating our 1 year anniversary of Cork Pathfinder, a fantastic year working with such a dynamic group of therapists and advanced paramedics Bríd O'Donoghue Aislinn Griffin Breda Meagher Tomas Allen (tossy)

#ACPIN 2024 musgrave emer Vestibular Service Cork University Hospitals CUH_HSCP

Congratulations to Ellen Coakley, our Senior OT in FIT, on her presentation today on older adults patient experience times in the ED at the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland Conference! Demonstrating the importance of HSCP’s role within the ED! CUH Occupational Therapy Department Cork University Hospitals 💚💚💚

Congratulations to our OT, Fiona Condon, on her presentation at the #AOTI2024 Conference! A fantastic opportunity to demonstrate a data review of MCI in Older Adults and the impact of re-presentations to ED! Well done Fiona Condon 💚🎉🎊 Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland CUH Occupational Therapy Department Cork University Hospitals

Representing the Cork Pathfinder Team at the Irish Gerontological Society conference last weekend. Fantastic learning all around and great to share our work on falls assessments and patient feedback. Aislinn Griffin Breda Meagher Dearbhla Burke

Great day at IAEM conference yesterday, delighted to present our pilot service, providing timely OT/PT follow up to older adults discharged from the ED, a collaboration between Cork Pathfinder, CUH and Mercy FIT Aislinn Griffin Breda Meagher Bríd O'Donoghue Isweri Pillay

Great to complete a workshop with the 3rd year OT UCC students yesterday focusing on frailty, falls and delirium CUH Occupational Therapy Department Breda Meagher

CUH is proud to announce the successful first year of its Pathfinder service, launched in collaboration with the National Ambulance Service 🇮🇪🚑, responding to 1023 calls for older adults in Cork since its launch. #Pathfinder #OneTeam #CUH Read More: cuh.hse.ie//cuh/about-us/…

Pathfinder: Launched in collaboration with the National Ambulance Service, it provides a tailored response for low-acuity 999 calls from adults aged 65 and over. c103.ie/news/c103-news… Cork's 96FM C103 FM

Delighted to have presented along side my colleague Breda Meagher about the Cork Pathfinder service and falls prevention to the Cobh Active Retirement group this week. A fabulous group and an amazing social resource for the people of Cobh. Dearbhla Burke Aislinn Griffin

Fantastic presentations by Brian Gillespie and Dearbhla Burke on the value of investing in Community Paramedicine and Pathfinder respectively at the National Ambulance Service 🇮🇪🚑 @hselive Alternative Care Pathways forum in Dublin this morning.