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Big meticulous study, worrying results.
Current use of antipsychotics (90 days after a prescription) associated with elevated risks of pneumonia, acute kidney injury, venous thromboembolism, stroke, fracture, myocardial infarction, and heart failure.

It’s Paediatric Sepsis Awareness Week. Know the signs and symptoms of sepsis in children. Learn more on HSE sepsis. Remember to ask ‘Could it be Sepsis’ #recognisesepsis

Cavan General Hospital are now seeking applications for the role of clinical site nurse manager - ADON. if you’re interested in being a member of our dynamic, professional, patient focused senior nurse management team 👇

hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs…

💕 Ziggy 💕

Meet our beautiful, high energy #lurcher 🥰

He'll be a loyal companion who's always up for an adventure🐾

Ziggy needs an active home with lots of space for zoomies & someone home most of the time 💖 Can live with another #dog if match made

madra.ie/dog-profiles/

🙂Are you a Nurse or Midwife interested in CEUs awarded learning? 🎓

12 credits are awarded on completion and verification of the 'Delivering Change in Health Services' CPD Certificate Programme. Submissions are accepted all year.

For more information visit:

Celebrating one year of the Pathfinder initiative! 🎉

Pathfinder is a HSE collaboration between St Lukes Hospital Kilkenny and the National Ambulance Service.

It's a home-based service for people aged 65 and over who phone 112/999 with non-life threatening complaints.

Yvonne Young, Assistant Director of Nursing for Sepsis shares the importance of being sepsis aware. Sepsis can hide behind any infection. Watch out for the signs and don’t be afraid to ask, ‘Could it be sepsis?’hse.ie/sepsis
Yvonne Young Irish Sepsis Foundation HSE QPS

Absolutely tragic 😭 💔 - delighted to see that she seems to be flourishing with her foster family 🐶 💕

👩‍⚕️🏥Check out how the paediatric department at LUH conducted a clinical audit to enhance communication and improve handovers for nurses on the paediatric ward! 📊🔍 Click here to view👉 youtube.com/watch?v=D6ojYs… #ClinicalAudit #NursingExcellence 🌟

We are delighted to invite you to our next QPS TalkTime!

If you’re you are a parent, carer or clinician looking to increase your knowledge on sepsis then register for this QPS TalkTime.

Register at this link www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/n…

Would be grateful if you could retweet to encourage fabulous staff of all grades of HSE to join our First Patient Flow Webinar next week. To build collaboration around safe patient care
People of HSE
HSE Ireland
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Have a #quality or #patientsafety story, project or news you want to share?

We want to hear from you! We are looking for ideas for the summer 2024 edition of Quality and Patient Safety Matters.

➡️Email: [email protected] with your ideas by 19th April. #AllThingsQuality

We need more B- donors across the country to meet hospital demand for this vital blood type. Only 2% of the population have B- blood, but it often accounts for almost 3% of the blood needed by hospitals!

Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of an infection. Anyone with an infection can get sepsis.

For a full list of symptoms to look out for, visit: bit.ly/4avCNxK

This week's #TalkingHealthandWellbeing #podcast highlights the dangers of #Sepsis with Aisling O' Rourke sharing her experience after her father passed away from sepsis in 2020 & Dr. Michael O'Dwyer, the Clinical Lead for the HSE Sepsis Programme. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1M5YOB…

Are you are a Parent, Carer or Clinician?

Do you know the Signs and Symptoms of Sepsis?

Join us on the next QPS TalkTime when we will shine a light on Sepsis in Children.

Register at this link: www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/n…

Yvonne Young, Assistant Director of Nursing for Sepsis UL Hospitals shares the importance of being sepsis aware.
Sepsis can hide behind any infection. Watch out for the signs and don’t be afraid to ask, ‘Could it be sepsis?’
➡️ hse.ie/sepsis

Sepsis can hide behind any infection. Watch out for the signs and don’t be afraid to ask, ‘Could it be sepsis?’ Visit hse.ie/sepsis for more information and don’t be afraid to ask, ‘Could it be sepsis?’

2/2 Knowing the signs and symptoms of sepsis will facilitate early recognition, early presentation for medical help and prompt early intervention and treatment. Do you know the signs & symptoms of sepsis?'
For a full list of symptoms to look out for, visit hse.ie/sepsis