Loved ones or carers can often identify early deterioration up to 5 days before overt physical signs. "Recognising Sepsis & the soft signs of deterioration" education for the Acute Virtual Ward. Patricia O Gorman Declan Mc Namara @majellacorker CNME Mid West (Limerick, Clare, North Tipperary) Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland CNO's Office #RecogniseSepsis

New research from Dominic Trepel & Rose Galvin explores the economic impact of proposed changes to how healthcare to older persons in ED settings is delivered. The potential savings are staggering, along with an improved quality of life for patients. tcd.ie/news_events/ar…

Fantastic 👏 👏@ULHospitals #DIGITALINEWS in 8D live 🌟 Amazing Yvonne Young 🌈 Declan Mc Namara Carol Cotter Sarah Watkins PhD, Ber Murphy Mairead O Connell Breda Fallon Tricia Buckley Loretto Grogan Richard Holmes CNME Mid West (Limerick, Clare, North Tipperary)

@ULHospitals CHIME Imagine working to keep people well. Tech⬇️ Nursing task burden to win the war on talent.Digital Nurse leadership so vital to shift culture & normalise digital in our workforce Loretto Grogan Sandra Broderick Sarah Watkins PhD, Deirdre Feehely

Another Irish Hospital doing #InsulinSafetyWeek @ULHospitals This is fantastic to see, that's 3 today I've seen. This is something I'd love to see being done in all Diabetes Centres in Ireland 🇮🇪 #IreDoc #PatientAdvocacy

When I look at all the inquires in health (and see the same thing over 50 years) I am struck by the lack of actual action (ie changes in legislation, action for safety etc compared to other sectors) it would be interesting to compare how tables in different sectors look

Olympics 2024: Mona McSharry cruises into 100m breaststroke semi-finals irishtimes.com/sport/2024/07/…

Through to the final.

Bronze for McSharry. Fantastic.

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YES! Daniel Wiffen has won the Olympic GOLD MEDAL!! 🥇 He has smashed the 800m Freestyle final with a new Olympic Record! 🏊‍♂️ #TeamIreland | #Paris2024 Swim Ireland | Team Ireland

Why is this a problem? For a productive, efficient and safe healthcare system #NHS we need to retain a proficient experienced workforce. As patients carers and staff, we all have a stake in this and we see the consequences when its missing

"Less than 1% of GP chest pain referrals were having a heart attack. The ED was not the appropriate place for the majority of these patients." Shirley Ingram, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner has established a Community Chest Pain Clinic in Tallaght University Hospital. The clinic

In my experience, people don't resist change because they have "resistant personalities" or because of "human nature". They mostly resist because of the way we go about introducing or implementing the change or imposing it on them. Greg Satell suggests five major categories of

One flaw in current NHS workforce policy is the heavy focus on supply, when the most focus should go on retention. Only by retaining a proficient workforce will the NHS be able to provide safe & efficient care. Simply bringing more hands to the workforce sooner, is risky

The HSE’s cancellation of all scheduled care – elective surgeries, endoscopies and outpatient appointments – for an indefinite period across the ULHG, is unbelievable, unnecessary, and an abandonment of the people of the Mid-West. Read our full release: bit.ly/3WGvihA

We're very lucky @ULHospitals to be in a position to provide this really important in-patient service to our patients. A crucial element of the care we provide, to improve QOL & reduce mortality, setup by Consultant Cardiologist Dr. Dr Neasa Starr Mary Corry Declan Mc Namara

Manager says HSE recruitment is 'like the Hunger Games' with jobs disappearing and panels bypassed (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/6468956

Our very own powerhouse Yvonne Young 🌈 delivering her very personal and powerful story of her son Flynn who developed Sepsis. A key message to HCWs of listening to our patients and parents a ‘ignore at your peril’ 🚨🚨#sepsis2024 HSE QPS UL Hospitals St. John's Hospital, Limerick

This is shockingly irresponsible from Elle Macpherson. She was lucky that clearly the lumpectomy removed all the cancerous cells and it hadn't spread, but implying she "cured" cancer holistically is reckless beyond belief. evoke.ie/2024/09/03/ent…