HSE Health Matters Winter 2021

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LOURDES STAFF WIN TOP FLU VACCINE AWARD FOR FOURTH SUCCESSIVE YEAR

BELOW: Staff at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital celebrate their award win during a

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t was four in a row for the staff of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital at this year’s Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Awards as they took the top prize once again. The ceremony, organised by the National Immunisation Office, was held virtually this year. A massive 89.2% of staff at the Drogheda hospital received the flu vaccine during the winter period 2020-21, the highest in the country. Their colleagues in Beaumont Hospital took second spot with an uptake of 87.1%. Third place in the acute category went to Wexford General Hospital where 84.9% of staff got the flu jab. Lourdes flu champion Martin Smith has been the person responsible for leading the campaign and heading the team of peer vaccinators over the last number of years and has just retired, passing the baton on to his former colleagues. “It was a pleasure to lead this wonderful team with Adrian [Cleary, Director of Nursing] to first place for the last four years. Best of luck everyone with this year’s campaign,” he said. In the best improver category, maternity hospitals took the top two spots. University Maternity Hospital Limerick saw a seasonal uptake of 69.9%, which represented an

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recent flu vaccination clinic. ABOVE: Eileen Ronan, Director of Midwifery, University Maternity Hospital Limerick, presents the hospital’s award to some of the staff who helped ensure they took the best improvers prize.

incredible increase of 41.4% on the previous year. Cork University Maternity Hospital had an uptake of 73.2% of staff, a jump of 35.1% year on year. Kilcreene Orthopaedic Hospital in Kilkenny saw their staff uptake rise by a third to 59.5% to land them third place in the category. Eileen Ronan, Director of Midwifery, UMHL, was delighted with the award win. “On behalf of multidisciplinary team of UMHL, I am delighted to receive the award

of best improvement for influenza vaccination amongst healthcare workers for 2020/2021 influenza season. The uptake in 2020/2021 demonstrates the awareness among our teams of the importance in protecting themselves, their families and services users in our care,” she said. In the long-term care facilities, all the top three in the under 100 beds category reached almost full uptake by staff. Brymore House Nursing Home in Howth had a 100% uptake, followed by Carlingford Nursing


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START to cut back the treats

6min
pages 82-84

Obesity – breaking the stigma

1min
page 80

New nutrition standards for staff and visitors

2min
page 81

Healthy Communities

6min
pages 78-79

NiSRP updates

4min
pages 74-75

CPD Certificate Programme in Organisation Development and Change

2min
page 72

National Framework for Governance, Management and Support of Research

4min
page 73

Woodlands for Health

3min
page 77

Sexual health update

2min
page 71

Severe weather planning

5min
pages 68-69

World Patient Safety Day

2min
page 70

Methadone COVID study

2min
page 66

Community Healthcare Networks progress

5min
pages 62-63

National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention Teams in Psychosis

3min
page 64

HSE award for chronic disease

4min
page 65

First call for proposals on changes to screening

2min
page 60

Adolescent young adult cancer care

2min
page 59

Cervical screening – Ruth’s story

5min
pages 56-57

BreastCheck campaign

3min
page 58

Marketing of breast milk substitutes

3min
page 55

Breastfeeding week celebrated

3min
page 54

Is blended care the new normal?

4min
pages 52-53

Continence care and training

2min
page 50

Infection prevention and control training

4min
pages 48-49

HSE aid for overseas

3min
page 47

Nenagh Heart Failure Support Unit

5min
pages 42-43

Project cuts wait times

4min
page 41

Rheum to Recover initiative

2min
page 45

Diabetic treatment for Donegal

2min
page 40

Virtual tour for young patients

3min
page 38

Song and dance a boost for dementia patients

3min
page 37

Dementia survey

3min
page 36

GP access to diagnostics extended

4min
page 39

Memory Resource Technology Rooms

5min
pages 34-35

COVID memorial in Tallaght

2min
page 31

Day care resumes for older people

3min
page 30

Community Intervention Team

3min
pages 26-27

Tablet loan scheme for service

3min
page 28

Quitters feel fantastic after lockdown

2min
page 29

Labour of love at the Coombe

2min
page 25

Vaccines protect mum and baby

2min
page 24

Flu vaccine awards

5min
pages 22-23

Get up, get dressed, get moving

5min
pages 20-21

COVID – telling our stories

5min
pages 18-19

CEO message

2min
page 3

Steps to Health Challenge

3min
page 11

Off-duty nurse saves wedding guest

6min
pages 6-7

Health Service Excellence Awards

11min
pages 8-10

Minister for Health praises healthcare staff

6min
pages 12-13

Patient Council makes appeal

3min
page 15

Frontline choir

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