New UL Hospital Falls policy

The new UL Hospitals Group Falls Policy has now gone live (GLOB-CLIN-61).

The new policy is available on QPulse and it includes some minor changes to the management of patients after a fall, mainly in the documentation.

There will be an information stand in the OPD corridor for any staff members to come and find out about the policy and ask any questions that they may have.

•When: Wed 21 February

•Time: 11 am to 2 pm

An e-Learning module is available for staff on HSELand – TUH Falls Assessment & Prevention.

Health Care Assistants Survey

A national survey for Health Care Assistants working in the nursing home and hospital sectors is currently taking place supported by  The Department of Enterprise, Trade.  The survey is designed to understand the reasons why people leave their jobs as Health Care Assistants, and what impact the availability of employment permits has had on employment and wages.

Your input is invaluable to this research, you can access the survey here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/healthcareassistants1

This survey should take approximately 5-6 minutes to complete.

Please note that the responses from the survey will not be attributed to any respondent, but rather findings will be presented thematically in the final research report.

The survey will remain open until Thursday, 29 February 2024.

Staff Access to Personal Health Information

All HSE employees must adhere to the confidentially agreements signed as part of their employment contracts. All personal information you have access to in your role within the HSE is strictly confidential.

Important reminder:

•Never access personal data of another person, patient or staff member unless you are authorised and have a valid business need to do so

•No unauthorised discussion or disclosure of personal information is permitted

•Viewing of personal health information on ULHG electronic systems without a valid business need is considered a data breach and should be reported to IGO.ULHG@HSE.ie