NIES is now underway in UL HospitalsNIES is now underway in UL Hospitals
The sixth National Inpatient Experience Survey is now underway. Please continue to encourage our patients to participate and share their experiences. Their opinions matter to us to help us to improve our services.
For more information on the NIES please contact uhlPALS@hse.ie or visit www.yourexperience.ie or check out the staff app.
Happy International Day of the Midwife
Happy International Day of the Midwife to our incredible midwives and student midwives at University Maternity Hospital Limerick.
We appreciate the amazing work and care you provide to mothers and babies.
Mothers and babies born in UMHL on International Day of the Midwife received commemorative birth certificates.
Transition Year students from the Mid West region visited the hospital to learn about career opportunities in midwifery.
Research Director in the Mid West
The HSE has established research directorates in each of the new healthcare regions. The appointment of Professor Declan Lyons as Research Director in the Mid West is the first of these appointments. Prof Lyons took up his post in November 2023.
The Directorate aims to support research projects from small student studies to complex intervention investigations and multicentre international trials. The aim is to facilitate reliable high-quality and innovative clinical research which improves health outcomes for people in the Mid West and beyond.
Pictured: Professor Declan Lyons, Research Director HSE, Mid West MSc FRCP FRCPI MD
Cancer Directorate Health and Wellbeing Day
Fifty staff members from the Cancer Directorate gathered at the CERC building UHL on Saturday 20 April for a day of relaxation and fun. Thank you to the Healthy Ireland team for the funding that made this Health and Wellbeing day possible.
RCPI Regional Programme Director for Basic Specialist Training in General Medicine
Dr Alwin Sebastian was recently appointed the RCPI Regional Programme Director for Basic Specialist Training in Medicine for the Mid West region.
A consultant Rheumatologist & Physician at ULHG, he is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Essex, UK.
Dr Sebastian has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and developed the Pretest probability score algorithm in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).
He has a special interest in vascular and musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound, using it to diagnose early inflammatory arthritis, GCA, and Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) as well as guiding MSK injections. In his new role, he aims to improve the trainee experience and competitiveness of the BST program in the region.
Pictured: Dr. Alwin Sebastian, Consultant Rheumatologist, University Hospital Limerick PhD, MD, MSc, MRCPI, MRCP(UK)
Be Summer Ready Campaign
The Be Summer Ready campaign provides crucial information to ensure preparedness for the summer period. The focus of the 2024 campaign is “TravelWise”. It aims to highlight staying safe while travelling abroad this summer and advice on preparations prior to travel.
Other important safety information and advice in this campaign includes:
More information on all the above is available here
Gardening Health and Wellbeing Day
Staff attended a day of gardening and wellness at Mary's Organic Gardens at the Woodlands Hotel. Everyone enjoyed learning, connecting, and immersing themselves in nature. More health and wellbeing workshops are planned as part of the Health & Wellbeing Programme 2024.
Average Medical Length of Stay
Average Medical Length of Stay for UL Hospitals Group for the first four months 2023 v 2024.
The average length of stay for medical patients in ULHG has decreased by 5.27% from 4.86 days in 2023 to 4.61 days in 2024.
Nenagh Hospital Prevention & Management of Falls Audit
See below excellent results from a recent audit in Nenagh on the prevention and management of falls. Well done to all.
ICT Hardware Ordering Guides on iHub
If you wish to order ICT Equipment please use the guides below to help you through the process.
To find the guides :
Open iHub and scroll down to ICT Information and User Guides or use this direct link. You can also download the files using the below links.
MN-CMS Project Implementation
The Maternal Newborn Clinical Management System (MN-CMS) is an Electronic Health Record (EHR) for all women and babies being cared for in maternity, newborn and gynaecology services in Ireland.
In phase one, four sites in Ireland started using the MN-CMS EHR system. ULHG is in phase two of the project rollout and we expect to implement the system in 2025.
There are many key benefits of MN-CMS including:
Contact: eimear.Tobin@hse.ie for more information.
Pictured: Fiona Wehrley CMM2 Labour Ward, Eimear Tobin MN-CMS Project Manager, Eileen Ronan Director of Midwifery, Una Harrold ACMM2 Theatre, Bernadette Toolan CMM3 Labour Ward & Theatre, Mendinaro Imcha Clinical Lead Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Carol Desmond MPDU Coordinator. Site visit to the Rotunda Hospital on 21st March 2024 to view MN-CMS.
ULHG Charity Cycle
Congratulations to all staff and friends who participated in the recent charity cycle from UHL to Croom, raising an impressive €1700 for Down Syndrome Ireland Limerick.
The Health and Wellbeing team, UHL Sports and Social Club along with colleagues from Operational Services and Finance department, organised the 60km cycle.
Well done to everyone involved in promoting health, wellness, and giving back to the community.