Pulse ULHG Staff Newsletter No 228

Last updated on 25/06/2024


Launch of My Perinatal Self Care Workbook - Audiobook Version

Mid West ARIES is excited to announce a new addition to their “Perinatal Self Care – Taking Care of Me” mental health initiative in partnership with the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team UMHL. As part of their ongoing commitment to innovation and accessibility, they have launched the audiobook version of “My Perinatal Self Care Workbook”, co-produced by women attending the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service in University Maternity Hospital Limerick.

 

Since first launching in November 2023, hundreds of women across the mental health service and the Mid West region have used the workbook and its online companion course to help them create a personalised, practical self-care plan that will help them to improve their health and wellbeing during pregnancy, early motherhood and beyond. 

 

Mid West ARIES along with the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team want to ensure that any woman who needs this workbook can get it when they need it, in whatever format suits her best, in particular to bridge the gap for anyone with additional accessibility needs. This audiobook version is in an easy-to-listen format and is free to listen to or download.   Accessing the audiobook is easy: simply scan the QR code on the attached poster or click on the link. No need for app download or account setup. Please share with any woman you feel may benefit.

 

My Perinatal Self Care Workbook covers:

•The basics of self-care and wellness during the perinatal period.
•How to support physical health.
•How to support emotional wellbeing.
•How to support, develop and maintain healthy social connections.
•How to support intellectual wellness.
•Tips, tools and planners to develop a personalised self care toolkit.
•Messages of hope from women who have been on their own perinatal mental health journey. 
•Details of support organisations in Clare, Limerick & North Tipperary 

 

For more information contact: 

•Information on Mid West ARIES contact Mike O’Neill, Manager, Mid West ARIES, michael.oneill8@hse.ie
•Information on Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service contact Pauline Walsh, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Perinatal Mental Health, pauline.walsh1@hse.ie
•Information on Mid West ARIES digital mental health initiatives contact Margaret Keane, Education, Training & Development Officer, Mid West ARIES, margaret.keane9@hse.ie

 


 


MMR Vaccine Clinics

Healthcare workers across HSE Mid West are being invited to attend one of the free MMR Catch Up Vaccination Clinics in Limerick, Clare and N.Tipperary this week if they require a MMR vaccination. There is an increased number of clinics available across the Mid West. These clinics are available to anyone from the age of 12 months and older. Please share these clinic details with your friends and family.

 All clinics have an appointments system, or you can just walk in. To book online, visit this link: https://www2.hse.ie/services/mmr-vaccine/vaccination-clinics/

Measles is a highly infectious disease that can cause serious complications, particularly in children under the age of 12 months, pregnant women, and the immunosuppressed.

Measles cases are rising internationally and already this year in Europe there have been more cases of measles reported than in the whole of 2022.

In August 2023 the HPSC reported a small number of cases of measles in Ireland, the first outbreak since 2019.

Location

Clinic Date

Clinic Time

Type

Kings Island Health Centre, Island Road, King’s Island, Limerick V94 T2RF

25/06/2024

10:00 – 13:00

MMR Catch Up Clinic – Walk In & Scheduled

St. Brendan’s Health Centre, Rosbrien, Limerick V94 KC8V

 25/06/2024

15:30 – 16:30

MMR Catch Up Clinic – Walk In & Scheduled

Ennis Primary Care Centre, Station Rd., Ennis, Co. Clare V95 TY4E

26/06/2024

10:00 – 12:00

MMR Catch Up Clinic – Walk In & Scheduled

Cre House, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary E53 X461

27/06/2024

11:00 – 15:00

MMR Catch Up Clinic – Walk In & Scheduled

Croom Primary Care Centre, Skagh, Croom, Co. Limerick V35 XT25

28/06/2024

10:00 – 12:30

MMR Catch Up Clinic – Walk In & Scheduled

Kilmallock Primary Care Centre, Kilmallock Business Park, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick V35 L389

28/06/2024

14:00 – 15:30

MMR Catch Up Clinic – Walk In & Scheduled