Many people affected by life-limiting conditions think that palliative care is only for end of life cases. What they don't realise is that Palliative Care is there to help improve their quality of life at all stages of illness. #pallcareweek #patientcare #hospicecare NI Hospice

“Throughout most people’s lives they will know someone who needs palliative care, often a family member. For Palliative Care Week we want people to be better informed about palliative care & its benefits,” Karen Charnley, Director All Ireland Institute of Hospice & Palliative Care thepalliativehub.com/palliative-car… #pallcareweek

Aphasia Awareness on RTÉ Nationwide on this Wednesday 13th at 7pm. Please spread the word. Helen McInerney Dr Helen Kelly @mollyxmanning Different Strokes for Different Folks 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦 Aphasia Home Café IASLT Cllr Elisa O'Donovan June Shannon Aoife Dowling (Aoife Carolan SLT) Abbie Moloney ( She/ Her) Amy O Donovan Aphasia Re-Connect National Office of Clinical Audit

This free infographic is available to download as pdf on our website iaslt.ie Everyone w aphasia is unique. These tips were collated by people w lived experience of aphasia as part of an aphasia support group, prior to publication by IASLT

Happy Halloween!!🎃

Help in #dysphagia research! CSLS Trinity College Dublin we're trying to develop a screening tool to identify the presence of dysphagia in patients with solid tumours outside the head, neck, or oesophagus. Please click the link below to take part in the survey: tcdecon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1I…

Happy European Speech and Language Therapy day! #esla #eusltday #sltday #speechtherapy ESLA Europe

This is an incredibly important service that many people are unaware of! Patients on active #cancer treatment can avoid congested A&E Depts in 26 hospitals nationwide, by contacting their Acute Oncology Nurse at each of the hospitals listed below 👇 #patientcare #patientsafety

Maebh O' Herlihy lives on Achill Island, Co. Mayo. Maebh has shared her inspirational story and her experience of being able to stay on her beloved Achill thanks to IMNDA & Castlebar Hospice. Mayo/Rosc Hospice youtu.be/_HQNzHiorWU?si… via YouTube

📌Save the Date! HSCP Day 2024 - Wed, 17th April. Theme: 'Health and Social Care Professions - Working in Partnership'. Watch this space/HSCP Hub for more details📋 over the coming weeks. Share your plans at: [email protected] Further info👇 #HSCPDeliver #HSCPDay2024

On #HSCPDay2024 IASLT together with the HSCP Alliance calls for the Government and HSE to lift the current recruitment embargo.

PLEASE LISTEN 🧵 This is Prof Ronan Collins Prof. Ronan Collins (National Clinical Lead Stroke) scathing criticism of Dept of Health/HSE Ireland treatment of 850,000 people in Ireland living with neurology/neurodegenerative conditions and the moratorium on recruitment …

We are delighted to share that you can now register for the launch event of the IASLT Position Statement on the Role of Speech and Language Therapy in Specialist Palliative Care. Register here buff.ly/4h0oGnq

💛 It's National Grief Awareness Week (Jan 27 to Feb 2). Everyone experiences bereavement at some point in their lives & we believe that grief support should be available for all who need it. Learn about #NGAW2025 & our free online events: hospicefoundation.ie/bereavement-ne… #BeGriefAware

Please retweet far and wide. Thank you ✨ IASLT IASLT Research SIG Irish Adult Dysphagia SIG Claire Parkes Claire Collins Candice Kelly Jen Moloney Dr. Ciarán Kenny

Looking forward to sharing our position statement with a wide audience of SLTs and non-SLTs. Candice Kelly National HSCP Office, HSE Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services Palliative Care CEN for SLTs

"The prevalence of palliative care need in Ireland will nearly double over the next 30 years" therefore more investment needed in integrated care planning and provision. National HSCP Office, HSE HSE Ireland

Some reflections to consider from today's webinar to launch the IASLT Position Statement on the Role of SLT in Specialist Palliative Care. Thanks again to Claire Parkes, Candice Kelly, Dolores Halpin, Siobhan McCullough, Dr. Miriam Colleran, Claire Collins.