All-Ireland Interprofessional Healthcare Challenge (AIPEC)
The annual AIPEC is an interdisciplinary case-based learning opportunity for students. Students challenge each other and showcase how effective teamwork and collaboration between healthcare professionals helps achieve the best health outcome.
Health Sciences Academy, UL Faculty & School of Nursing & Midwifery held the UL internal heat this week. The winning team will be travelling to Queens University Belfast to represent UL in the AIPEC 2024 on 8 March.
Back row: UL Students Luke Howley, Mia Bannon, Natalia Cichy, Buki Adejomehin, Caroline Heffernan, Patient Advocate, Roisin Duffy, Bridget Harms, Anna Pastrevica, Miriam McCarthy, Health Sciences Academy Manager & Aileen Corrigan, Physiotherapy Practice Tutor. Front row: UL Students: Nicole Manning, Rand Al-Ali, Ailbhe Noonan, Padraic Og Horan & Bruce Isik (virtually).
Major Emergency Plan
The updated Major Emergency Plan was signed off in February 2024 and is available to view on the iHub. Everybody has a role in a Major Emergency – make sure you are aware of your responsibilities.
Education and awareness sessions are being arranged as follows in the Cerc Auditorium:
| Date | Time |
| Wednesday 20 March | 11am -11.30am & 11.30am-12pm |
| Wednesday 27 March | 11.30am-12pm & 12pm-12.30pm |
It’s important that all staff engage with these sessions. This training is intended for staff with little or no knowledge of a major emergency.
For any queries contact Eoin Kennedy at eoin.kennedy@hse.ie
Staff 60km Cycle: 7 Weeks to go
The Health and Wellbeing Department along with UHL Sports and Social Club invite staff and friends to join them on a 60km cycle this Spring. A shorter route is also available.
The 60km route starts in UHL on to Patrickswell, stopping in Bruff for lunch and back to UHL.
Date/Time: 10am, Saturday 20 April
Registration: Register here or at 9am on the day
Fee: €20 (includes lunch, cycling jersey and charity contribution)
For more information or to volunteer to help on the day contact: HealthandWellbeing.ULHG@hse.ie
Check out the ULHG Staff App/ Health and Wellbeing section for more info.
Professional Pathways Roadshows
The Health Sciences Academy welcomes back the Professional Pathways Roadshows.
UL staff will be onsite to talk about part-time and micro -credential upskilling opportunities.
| Date | Time | Hospital site |
| Tues 12 March | 10am-2pm | UMHL |
| Wed 13 March | 10am-2pm | Ennis |
| Thurs 14 March | 10am-2pm | St John’s |
| Tues 19 March | 10am-2pm | Nenagh |
| Wed 20 March | 10am-2pm | UHL |
| Thurs 21 March | 10am-2pm | UHL |
| Tues 26 March | 10am-2pm | Croom |
National Healthcare Communications Programme
This Programme is designed to support healthcare staff to learn, develop and maintain their communication skills with patients, their families and with colleagues.
See dates and times below of upcoming courses open to all staff. For further information click here.
| Date | Course & time for all staff | Location |
| 19 March 2024 16 April 2024 14 May 2024 | Making Connections 2:30pm - 4:30pm | UHL CERC building rooms 1&2 |
The NCHD app has many useful resources with good examples of communications skills.
Operation Transformation
The Health and Wellbeing Team facilitated a successful 6-week Operation Transformation programme, delivering weekly plans and support sessions. Over 50 people took part, benefitting from guidance on healthy eating, exercise, and mental health.
The total weight loss for the group was 110lbs.
Well done to all who took part.
Pictured above: Staff participated in a 5k run/walk event on February 26th, marking the end of the 6-week program.
UMHL Births
The total number of births* in UMHL for 2023 was 3,938.
July was the busiest month for births with 354 babies born.
*The above shows the total number of all babies born during 2023, weighing 500g or more. The weight of 500g is an internationally recognised weight measurement for counting number of babies born. Source: BIU MDR Data 2023.
Reporting - Missing Healthcare Records
A personal data breach means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data.
Information is only valuable if it can be accessed when it is required – this is particularly true for healthcare records.
If a patient’s healthcare record cannot be located staff must:
Medication Safety Nenagh Hospital
Nenagh Hospital achieved its medication incident reporting target for 6 of the 12 months in 2023. This is a national target and highlights the great work by staff in Nenagh Hospital in reporting medication incidents and near misses.
Reporting of medication incidents or near misses helps staff identify medication safety issues and opportunities for improvement. A higher rate of reporting is also indicative of a positive patient safety culture.
New PPPG Template
The revised “National Guide on How to Develop HSE Policies, Procedures, Protocols, and Guidelines: A Practical Guide” is now available. This new format should be used for all new PPPGs.
A Word version is available from QPulse: ASSER-QI-5 PPPG Template. The revised framework will form part of the guidance during training.
Scan the QR code to view the revised template.
The next training sessions:
Date: Monday 4 March 2024 and Tuesday 2 April 2024
Time: 12noon – 1pm
Location: CERC Tutorial Room 3
Contact amy.collins2@hse.ie for information and PPPG-related queries.
HSE 2024 National Service Plan
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has approved the 2024 National Service Plan (NSP) for the HSE. The NSP outlines the health and social care services we will provide nationwide within the allocated budget of €23.5 billion. This is a 4.6% increase on the 2023 budget.
Priorities for 2024: