🧠 1 person a minute is affected by encephalitis.

🚨 500,000 children and adults are affected by encephalitis every year.

☠️ 4 in 10 may die, and encephalitis has high rates of death and disability.

⚠️ This week, we aim to raise public and professional awareness!

Listen to Professor Dr.Ronan collins, National Clinical Lead for #Stroke , on Drivetime RTE discussing stroke types & the importance of investment in risk factor management, early detection & a national stroke strategy.

📖croi.ie/manifesto

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Whooping cough and measles are on the rise across Ireland. It takes just five visits to your GP to complete your baby’s immunisation schedule, giving your baby important protection from several preventable diseases. Read more Irish Independent:
independent.ie/irish-news/who…

In the past 24 hours alone, NAS has attended 24 road traffic collisions.

Sadly, this included a number of fatalities.

Please slow down if you're on the road; never ever drive under the influence and put your phone away.

Before beginning CPR, first check for signs of life: are they unconscious, unresponsive, not breathing or not breathing normally?

Noisy, infrequent or gasping breaths are not normal breathing.

Fantastic job today @ MUH Paediatrics promoting Paediatric Sepsis Awareness. Great information and engagement of staff. #Sepsis6 ⏳️🩺💉

Paediatric sepsis awareness week very cleverly presented at MUH today, well done to all involved saoltagroup QPS TalkTime @Mayo University Hospital

Raising awareness of Paediatric Sepsis in Mayo University Hospital👶🏻Great engagement 👧🏻saoltagroup Siobhán Horkan💙

Tune in on Tuesday QPS TalkTime for Spotlight on sepsis in infants and children

Countdown to Paediatric Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) Symposium Monday, 29th April, 2024 Clayton Hotel Galway “Improving Care for Children One Step At a Time' please register  surveys.hse.ie/s/PH750W/ Rosemarie Sheehan
CNMEMayoRos CNME Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan
CNME Galway Bernie Biesty

Very proud of the work my sister and her team are doing ❤️ #Galway #ProfessorEilisDowd #parkinsons #research

Many organisations in health and care are shifting from the language of 'quality improvement' to 'continuous improvement'. Here's a couple of graphics that highlight the power of continuous improvement. The first is adapted from QuotedVisually. The second is by @melodie_ltd

Latest publication on the association between nurse staffing and quality of care in emergency departments: a systematic review. Peter Griffiths Prof Jane Ball (FRCN)💙 Ashling Rob Crouch Aileen Murphy Noeleen M. Brady - HealthResearchBoard CNO's Office Department of Health
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Check out the Updated Paediatric Algorithms for common paediatric presentations. rb.gy/cwnder Here’s a handy QR code page which can be printed off.
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HSE Clinical Design and Innovation jackiede TCDPaeds

“There was richness of feedback shared through presenting the various projects within the Community of Practice. I found that the advice from the group was particularly helpful for me”

Catherine Sheridan, Paediatric CNM3 saoltagroup

bit.ly/HSChangeMatters
#Integratedchange

@MUH Wednesday the 21st Paediatrics flying the flag for clinical preparedness continuing the schedule of IPE Bronchiolitis sims involving Paeds,ICU & Anaesthetics. Failed Airvo progressing to CPAP with a plan in consultation with IPATS for transfer to PICU. saoltagroup

Just want to put it out there that doing the following things does not necessarily mean improvement has happened:

- An action plan
- A policy
- A checklist
- An audit
- A meeting
- An inspection
- A scoring system (warning)
- A metric / measure

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RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is a common virus that causes coughs and colds for babies every winter. Almost all children get RSV by the time they are 2 years old.

Find out what parents need to know about RSV by watching this video from Dr. Ciara Martin.

#HSEMyChild |

Moratoriums always have collateral damage and we repeatedly set up our best trained and life long learners for other opportunities in healthcare outside our country #legislate #safestaffing and skill mix. Protect patient safety and the workforce Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation Irish Congress (ICTU) HSE Ireland

A new paper highlights the need for improved rehabilitation services for children and young people in Ireland following acquired brain injury.

Published by CHI, NRH Foundation, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland
and Brain Tumour Ireland.

Read more here➡️bit.ly/3suj3tE

#BrainInjury
Irwin Gill