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Listen to the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, Episode 81: A Lookback on 2024

Watch the HSE HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, Episode 81: A Lookback on 2024 on YouTube

Episode details

In this episode of the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, our hosts reflect back on 2024, highlighting some impactful episodes. They discuss the diverse range of topics covered, such as obesity, menopause, health equity, and LGBTQ+ issues and the positive engagement from listeners. The hosts emphasise the importance of providing a platform for healthcare professionals to share their expertise. We also hear about plans for future episodes, with ongoing discussions around health and wellbeing, aiming to continue their mission of educating and supporting the community.

Please share and to find out more about our podcasts series or the work of HSE Health and Wellbeing email: Healthandwellbeing.communications@hse.ie

Register for a Minding Your Wellbeing Louth workshop

Date and time

One day workshop from 9.15am (registration) to 4.30pm at HSE Ardee Regional Education Centre, Ardee, Co. Louth.

• Wednesday 29 January
• Wednesday 26 February
• Wednesday 26 March

Training details

This is a one-day workshop offered by Health Promotion & Improvement, Health and Wellbeing, to support staff to care for their own mental health and wellbeing and to build good self-care practices for every day.

For more information, please email MindingYourWellbeing.MeathLouth@hse.ie

Watch back the Delivering Sláintecare Healthy Communities webinar

In case you missed our recent Delivering Sláintecare Healthy Communities Webinar on Thursday 5 December or wish to watch it back, the full recording is available. Extended footage has been added at the end of the webinar, which includes a presentation from one of our Sláintecare Healthy Communities Community Food and Nutrition Workers.

Watch back the Launch of the National Men’s Health Action Plan

The HSE, Men’s Health Forum in Ireland, the Men’s Development Network and the National Centre for Men’s Health in SETU, launched the second HSE National Men’s Health Action Plan, Healthy Ireland – Men (HI-M) 2024 – 2028 at our recent webinar.

Watch back the HSE Tobacco Free Ireland webinar

Last week, the HSE Tobacco Free Ireland Programme hosted an update webinar. Topics included; Quit campaign, Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy, E-cigarettes & Vaping.

Workshop details

This interactive virtual workshop on the Change Guide in Action, features your Health and Social Care colleagues shared experiences of delivering effective and sustainable change. In 2025, the workshops will focus on three main themes: 'Working with resistance to change', 'Delivering change activities – Define Design Deliver', and 'Factors to be monitored while managing change'.

Learning outcomes include:

1. Provide participants with real case examples of a co-design people and culture change approach, from staff who have used the Change Guide in practice.
2. Focus is on an examination of the Change Guide in action and the application of the core concepts, tools and templates to a specific shared experience.
3. Signpost other resources about the Change Guide to further participant’s use of the Guide as a practical tool for change.
4. Highlighting key resources for the following themes: 'Working with resistance to change', 'Delivering change activities – Define Design Deliver', and 'Factors to be monitored while managing change'.

Date and time

Workshop will run from 10.30am to 1pm:

• 22 January 2025 - Working with resistance to change
• 26 February 2025 – Delivering change activities - Define, Design, Deliver
• 26 March 2025 - Factors to be monitored while managing change
• 23 April 2025 - Working with resistance to change
• 28 May 2025 - Delivering change activities - Define, Design, Deliver
• 25 June 2025 - Factors to be monitored while managing change
• 24 September 2025 – Working with resistance to change
• 22 October 2025 - Delivering change activities - Define, Design, Deliver
• 26 November 2025 - Factors to be monitored while managing change

How to register

Register by emailing changeguide@hse.ie with subject line: Change Guide in Action

Training details

Training is available on HSELanD for all HSE staff, staff from funded services, students and volunteers.

The aim of this module is for professionals to:

• Understand the importance of asking about DSGBV
• Gain skills on when to ask and how to approach the question
• Respond and support a victim during and after a disclosure – including risk assessment and safety planning
• Understand barriers victims may face to disclose abuse

This training builds on the learnings of Module 1 – Awareness and Module 2 – Recognise.

1 CPD hours awarded in accordance with NMBI guidance.

Contact details

For queries/comments email socialinclusion@hse.ie

Training details

Training is available on HSELanD for all HSE staff, staff from funded services, students and volunteers.

The aim of this resource is to:

• Improve awareness of Human Trafficking in all its forms
• Provide information about the national and international policy context and relevant legislation
• Provide information about the role of the HSE in the context of the new Third National Action plan to Combat Human Trafficking and the revised National Referral Mechanism
• Build knowledge about the work of the HSE Anti-Human Trafficking Team to support victims

This training has been developed by the HSE National Social Inclusion Office in collaboration with the HSE Anti-Human Trafficking Team.

Contact details

For queries/comments email socialinclusion@hse.ie

Find the Preventing and Managing Work-Related Stress - a guide for managers training programme on HSeLanD

Training details

This training is mandatory for HSE staff whose responsibilities include managing staff and carrying out health and safety risk assessments, to raise awareness of their statutory responsibilities and duty of care in preventing and managing work-related stress.

By the end of this programme, trainees will be able to:

• identify the signs and symptoms of work-related stress in individuals and teams
• identify manager and employee roles and responsibilities relating to preventing and managing work-related stress

Conduct a work-related stress risk assessment with an individual and a team using the HSE template/tool.

Contact

Katrina Dempsey, Head of National Health and Safety Function, HSE Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit, NationalHR

Email: katrina.dempsey@hse.ie

Nodlaig Carroll, Organisational Health Lead, HSE Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit, National HR

Email: Nodlaig.carroll@hse.ie

For further information please contact HSE Health and Safety helpdesk.

Use the Health and Safety self-service portal or Phone: 1800 420 420. Monday to Friday 10.30 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 3.30 pm.

Date and time

4-day programme:

• 8 January, 15 January, 16 January, 5 February
• 9 January, 10 January, 15 January, 16 January

Read about the First Time Managers Programme

Contact details

Email: grainne.kerrigan@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme:

• Thursday 27 March

Read about the Managing Your Time Effectively Programme

Contact details

Email: grainne.kerrigan@hse.ie

Date and time

2 day programme, 9am to 4.30pm

• Thursday 16 and Friday 24 January
• Wednesday 12 and Thursday 27 February

Read about the Coaching Skills for Managers programme

Contact details

Email: Magdalena.wojcik@hse.ie

Date and time

One half day, 9am to 1pm

• Wednesday 5 February

Read about the Managing Attendance Programme

Contact details

alex.ennis@hse.ie

Date and time:

Half day programme, 9am to 1pm

• Friday 17 January

Read about the Effective Meetings programme

Contact details: 

Email: keith.halpin@hse.ie

Date and time

One day programme, 9am to 5pm

• Thursday 6 February

Read more about the Facilitation Skills programme

Contact details

Email: deirdre.caffrey@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm

• Thursday 6 February

Read more about the Leading Multicultural Teams programme

Contact details

sean.ogrady2@hse.ie

Date and time

One half-day programme, 9am to 1pm

• Tuesday 14 January

Read more about the Effective Feedback programme

Contact details

Email: Monica.phelan@hse.ie

Phone: 056 7785505

Date and time

One half programme, 9am to 1pm

• Thursday 9 January
• Friday 17 January

Read more about the Minute Taking programme

Contact details

Email: keith.halpin@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme, 9am to 1pm on:

• Tuesday 7 January
• Thursday 23 January

Read more about the Corporate Induction programme

Contact details

Email: alex.ennis@hse.ie

Date and time

3-day programme, 9am to 5pm on:

• 7 and 9 January, 19 February
• 14 and 16 January, 25 February
• 15 and 28 January, 26 February

Read more about the Clerical Administration Development Programme

Contact details

Email: Deirdre.Caffrey@hse.ie

Date and time

1-day programme:

• Tuesday 21 January

Read about the Managing Conflict Effectively programme

Contact details

Email: sean.ogrady2@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm:

• Tuesday 28 January

Read about the Managing Employee Performance Effectively programme

Contact details

Email: alex.ennis@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm:

• Friday 14 February

Read about the Mid Career Planning programme

Contact details

Email: Betty.carolan@hse.ie

Date and time

4 half days, with a 1-hour introduction to the programme:

• 8 January (1-hour intro session), 17 January, 30 January, 5 March, 18 March
• 8 January (1-hour intro session), 15 January, 29 January, 12 February, 27 February

Read about the People Management the Legal Framework programme

Contact details

Email: Betty.Carolan@hse.ie

Date and time

1-day programme:

• Wednesday 15 January
• Wednesday 29 January

Read about the Retirement Planning programme

Contact details

Email: joan.balfe@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme, 9am to 1pm:

• Tuesday 14 January

Read about the Dignity at Work for Line Managers programme

Contact details

Email: betty.carolan@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm:

• Tuesday 14 January

Read about the Managing Grievances Effectively programme

Contact details

Email: clodagh.oleary3@hse.ie

Listen to the HSE Walk and Talk Improvement Podcast, Episode 18 - My Health, My Voice: Matthew’s story

Episode details

In episode 18 of the HSE Walk and Talk Improvement, we hear a patient (Matthew) share his story after receiving a sudden and unexpected diagnosis of epilepsy.

Matthew shares his diagnostic journey as a young adult who had little experience with the healthcare system, to finding his voice and becoming more actively involved in his care.

We also hear from GP Dr John Brennan. John shares the role of a two-way dialogue between patients and their providers in helping to improve the diagnostic process and why he believes diagnosis starts with listening. John is a practicing GP and lead faculty for the Royal College of Physicians Ireland Postgraduate Certificate in Quality Improvement and Leadership in Healthcare.

This podcast was developed for World Patient Safety Day 2024.

To find out more information about this podcast series, email: Sheema.lughmani@hse.ie

Training details

This module consists of a series of informative videos and other resources on our webpage.

Some people think that leadership style is a function of personality. The best leaders in healthcare don’t just know one style of leadership – they are skilled at several and have the flexibility to switch between styles depending on the circumstance. To expand their own style repertories leaders must first understand which emotional intelligence competencies (communication skills) underlie the leadership styles they are lacking. They can then work to improve their skills and leadership styles.

Access the 'Communication Skills for Healthcare Leaders' learning materials on our webpage

Date and time

All training sessions take place from 12pm to 1pm

• Join the meeting Thursday 9 January
• Join the meeting Thursday 23 January
• Join the meeting Thursday 6 February
• Join the meeting Thursday 20 February
• Join the meeting Thursday 6 March
• Join the meeting Thursday 20 March
• Join the meeting Thursday 3 April

Training details

Find more information about Microsoft Teams training

Date and time

All training sessions take place from 12pm to 1pm

• Join the meeting Thursday 23 January
• Join the meeting Thursday 6 February
• Join the meeting Thursday 20 February
• Join the meeting Thursday 6 March
• Join the meeting Thursday 20 March

Training details

All Microsoft 365 users now have access to OneDrive and SharePoint.

SharePoint is a shared workspace providing a secure space to store, share, and organise information.

To learn more about managing files in SharePoint, join a training session above. Each session starts at 11am and lasts 1.5 hours with time for Q+A and comments.

No need to register for a session – simply ‘turn up’ by clicking on the meeting link 5 minutes before the scheduled time.

Date and time

All training sessions take place from 12pm to 1pm

• Join the meeting Thursday 16 January
• Join the meeting Thursday 30 January
• Join the meeting Thursday 13 February
• Join the meeting Thursday 27 February
• Join the meeting Thursday 13 March
• Join the meeting Thursday 27 March

Training details

All Microsoft 365 users now have access to OneDrive and SharePoint.

OneDrive is your own workspace allowing you to store and protect your HSE files. If you want to share documents with colleagues e.g. to a Team, you can easily do so.

To learn more about managing files in OneDrive, join a training session above. Each session starts at 11am and lasts 1.5 hours with time for Q+A and comments.

No need to register for a session – simply ‘turn up’ by clicking on the meeting link 5 minutes before the scheduled time.

Register for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Ireland training

Date and time

2-day programme, 6.30pm to 8pm:

• Tuesday 4 and 11 February 2025
• Tuesday 4 and 11 March 2025

Training details

This 3-month course begins with a two-part online introductory session. Participants then complete 7 online modules in their own time over a three-month period, before returning for a live online consolidation session at the end of the course.

Topics include:

• Expert sessions in how to assess smoking, diet, physical activity and psychosocial health
• Best practice approaches to tobacco cessation
• Theory and practice of health-behaviour change
• New frontiers in healthy eating and secondary prevention
• The foundations for effective exercise programming
• Management of BP, cholesterol and glucose to target, with optimisation of pharmacological therapies

Application Deadline: 5 January 2025

Contact details

info@nipc.ie

Location

REC, ST. Brigid’s Complex, Ardee, Co. Louth

Date

• 11 and 12 February 2025
• 5 and 6 March 2025
• 29 and 30 April 2025

Training details

Priority is given to CHO 8 area as this course is being provided throughout the HSE.

There is a telephone interview as part of the application procedure for the FPSHP.

The new revised Format 6 –day Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion (FPSHP) is a comprehensive capacity building training programme for service providers who want to develop their confidence, skill and knowledge in the area of sexual health promotion, and incorporate sexual health promotion into their work.

Application forms are available on request from HPCourse.NE@hse.ie and must be submitted by Monday 27 January 2025.

Contact details

For further information, please email HPCourse.NE@hse.ie

Training details

Updated eLearning programme available from Tuesday 26 November 2024 on HSeLanD

The National integrated Staff Records and Pay Programme (NiSRP) is relaunching an updated training programme for HR & Payroll Self Service on HSeLanD.

Module 1: HR & Payroll Self Service for Employees:

• Login to the HR & Payroll Self Service
• View payslips
• Update certain personal details
• Apply leave, including how to apply to carry forward annual leave
• View leave balances and absence reports

Module 2: HR & Payroll Self Service for Managers:

• View manager team calendar to review staff availability
• Assign substitute approvers
• Manage leave and travel and expense claim requests
• View various manager reports

Find more information about NiSRP

Training details

Access the MECC Training Programme – eLearning & Enhancing Your Skills Workshop HSeLanD.

eLearning is available ongoing and workshops are available nationally, upon completion of eLearning.

The Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Training Programme, is standardised training designed to educate healthcare professionals in brief intervention skills required to support patients/service users in lifestyle behaviour change. MECC training is a blended learning course, with an eLearning and a workshop component, and available to all healthcare professionals in Ireland. The eLearning consists of 6 core modules taking 3 hours to complete. And 2 optional modules, which are encouraged and provide additional certification. Following completion of the eLearning, there is an opportunity to complete the ‘Enhancing your Brief Intervention skills’ workshop, available in all areas.

Contact details

Email: makingevery.contactcount@hse.ie

Find more information about making every contact count

Webinar details

The Health Regions Programme Team is running a series of webinars in 2024. These webinars will provide an update on the implementation of health regions, along with a focus on key objectives of the programme.

The purpose of this webinar was to:

• provide an update on health regions implementation
• focus on managing change in the HSE as we move towards more integrated care
• share relevant resources and first-hand experiences of implementing change

Watch back Webinar 2: “Balancing Stability with Change” Creating Conditions for Integration

Contact

If you want more information about the health region implementation programme, email healthregions.team@hse.ie.

The Health Regions Programme Team is running a series of webinars in 2024. These webinars will provide an update on the implementation of health regions.

The first webinar in the series was on Thursday 27 June. It focused on:

• implementation of the health regions
• population-based planning
• regional health profiles
• Health Atlas

Watch back the health regions webinar focussed on population-based planning, Thursday 27 June on YouTube.com

View presentation slides from the health regions webinar on Thursday 27 June (PDF, 6.62MB, 53 pages)