INEWS Concern Banner
Over the next few weeks you will notice that the “Healthcare worker (HCW), patient, family or carer concern” banner at the top of the INEWS chart will now be highlighted in orange. This is to encourage and prompt its use and completion.
Concern is not scored but triggers patient review by a nurse or escalation for medical review, regardless of a low or no INEWS score. Insert ‘HCW’ (for Healthcare Worker concern) or ‘H’ (for Healthcare Worker concern), ‘P’ (for Patient concern) or ‘F’ (for Family concern) as appropriate.
If a HCW, patient, family or carer reports a concern, a full assessment and a complete set of INEWS observations should be undertaken.
Concern should trigger a review +/- escalation for all patients regardless of what early warning system they are being monitored on.
ULHG Healthcare Audit - Training and Support
MONTHLY – Audit formal TRAINING clinic
When: First Tuesday of every month: (please contact audit.ulhg@hse.ie to book a slot)
WEEKLY – Audit SUPPORT Clinic
When: Every Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00 (drop in, Collaboration Room, 1st floor CERC) and
from 16:00 - 17:00 (booking via audit.ulhg@hse.ie for group of colleagues/department)
Support for Clinical and Non Clinical Audits is provided at each clinic.
CNS Rapid Access Prostate
The Cancer Services Directorate is delighted to welcome Jacqueline O’Donovan to her new post as CNS in Rapid Access Prostate. Jackie worked for 10 years in ED as a CNM1 and Emergency Nurse Practitioner in minor injuries in King Georges Hospital UK.
She returned to Ireland and worked in the fracture clinic and Nurse led Urodynamic service in UHL part time for ten years. Jackie holds a BSC Hons in Health and Wellbeing in Urology, a Certificate in Urodynamics and a Certificate in Management from UL with first class hons. Jackie also won the Northern Trust award for exceptional performance for same.
The CNS rapid Access Prostate post is a newly funded post by the National Cancer Control Programme. Prostate Cancer is the leading cause of Cancer in men (excluding Non-melanoma skin cancer). Over 3,300 men are diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in Ireland each year. The cumulative life time risk (to age 75) of Prostate Cancer diagnosis is 13.34% and accounts for 11% of all invasive cancers in Ireland. There is an increase in five-year survival from 66% to 92% between 1994 -1998 and 2009-2013.
