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Find contact details for your local Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit (NMPDU):

NMPDU South-West Cork and Kerry

This NMPDU covers Cork and Kerry.

Nursing & Midwifery Planning & Development Unit (Cork/Kerry), HSE South

Administration Building

St Marys Health Campus

Gurranabraher

Cork

T23 X440

Admin.nmpducorkkerry@hse.ie

Twitter: @NMPDUCorkKerry

Staff contacts

Sinéad Connaire - Director

Phone: 021 492 1203

Sinead.Connaire1@hse.ie

Anne Noonan, NMPDU Officer

Portfolio: Advanced Nursing and Midwifery Practice, Continuing Professional Development and Practice Development

Phone: 021 492 1206 / 087 441 8753

Anne.noonan3@hse.ie

Amy Slattery, NMPDU Officer

Portfolio: Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialist Practice, Post Registration Education funding liaison

Phone: 021 492 1211/ 087 441 8658

Amy.Slattery1@hse.ie

Breeda Kelly, NMPDU Officer

Portfolio: Professional Development Planning Framework (PDP) for Nurses and Midwives, Nursing and Midwifery Digital Healthcare including Telehealth, Promotion of the Professions of Nursing and Midwifery

Phone: 021 492 1261/ 087 451 8387

Breeda.Kelly2@hse.ie

Sinead Kenneally, NMPDU Officer

Portfolio: Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Planning, Older Persons Services

Phone: 021 492 1238 / 086 787 1011

Sinead.kenneally@hse.ie

Johanna Downey, NMPDU Officer

Portfolio: Quality Care Metrics

Phone: 021 492 1221 / 087 093 8368

Johanna.Downey@hse.ie

Valerie Noonan - Section Officer

Phone: 021 492 1204

Valerie.Noonan@hse.ie

Carmel Murphy - Administration to Area Director, NMPDU HSE South

Phone: 021 492 1207

carmela.murphy@hse.ie

Sinead Foley - Secretary to Director, NMPDU HSE South

Phone: 021 492 1203

Email: Sinead.Foley1@hse.ie

Adam Guiney - Clerical Officer

Phone: 021 492 1205

admin.nmpduCorkKerry@hse.ie

NMPDU South-East

This NMPDU covers Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford and South Tipperary.

NMPDU South-East

Kilcreene Hospital Complex

Kilkenny

R95 DK07

nmpdu.kilkenny@hse.ie

Twitter: @NMPDUKilkenny

Staff contacts

Judy Ryan - Director

Phone: 056 778 5627

judy.ryan@hse.ie

Leonie Finnegan

Specific responsibilities: Quality care metrics and regional older persons digital project

Phone: 056 778 5639

leonie.finnegan@hse.ie

Charmaine Scallan

Specific responsibilities: Advanced practice

Phone: 056 778 5628

Charmaine.scallan@hse.ie

Michelle Waldron

Specific responsibilities: Maternity services and clinical nurse specialist

Phone: 056 778 5620

michelle.waldron@hse.ie

Linda O’Callaghan

Specific responsibilities: Work Force Planning

Phone: 056 778 5518

Email: Linda.OCallaghan@hse.ie

Eva Phelan - Section Officer

Phone: 056 778 5629 or 087 7993780

Eva.Phelan@hse.ie

Margaret Hickey - Assistant Staff Officer

Phone: 056 778 5620 or 087 9414297

margaretm.hickey@hse.ie

Elaine Connolly - Clerical Officer

Phone: 056 778 5565 or 087 4081325

elaine.connolly@hse.ie

Deirdre Martin - Clerical Officer

Phone: 056 778 5619 or 087 4695209

Deirdre.Martin2@hse.ie

Linda Hamilton - Clerical Officer

Phone: 051 848 691 or 087 4416232

linda.hamilton@hse.ie

NMPDU North-West

This NMPDU covers Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan.

An Clochar

Ballyshannon Health Campus

College Street

Ballyshannon

County Donegal

F94 TPX4

Twitter: @NMPDUNorthWest

Phone: 071 98 22106

Staff contacts

Michelle Donnelly - Interim Director

Phone: 087 948 7097

michelle.donnelly1@hse.ie

Elizabeth Breslin - NMPDU Officer / Assistant Director of Nursing

Specific responsibilities: Nursing and midwifery role development for ANP, AMP, CNS and CMS

Phone: 087 943 5500

liz.breslin@hse.ie

Anita Gallagher - Senior Executive Officer

Phone: 071 982 2106

Mobile: 087 7123240

anita.gallagher@hse.ie

Emma Ward - Assistant Staff Officer

Phone: 071 982 2106

Mobile: 087 457 6074

Email: emma.ward@hse.ie

Fidelma Greer - Assistant Staff Officer

Phone: 074 912 3684

Mobile: 087 628 2566

Email: fidelma.greer@hse.ie

Gráinne Glacken - NMPDU Officer / Assistant Director of Nursing

Specific responsibilities: Work Force Planning and Professional Development plan

Phone: 071 982 2106

Mobile: 087 268 2195

Email: grainne.glacken@hse.ie

Related Files

Guidelines for Funding Nursing and Midwifery Service Improvement Innovation Initiatives 2024 (PDF, size 637 KB, 3 pages)

Service Improvement Innovation funding application (PDF, size 224 KB, 4 page)

NMPDU - NW Annual Report 2018 (PDF, size 2.48 MB, 62 pages)

NMPDU - NW Annual Report 2019 (PDF, size 2.27 MB, 55 pages)

NMPDU West Mid West

This NMPDU covers Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary.

NMPDU HSE West
HR Building
Clinical & Administration Block A
Merlin Park University Hospital
Galway

H91 N973

Phone: 091 775 839

Email: sarah.deeney@hse.ie

Email: hazel.ohalloran@hse.ie

Twitter:@nmpduwest

Staff contacts

Carmel Hoey - NMPDU Director

Phone: 091 775 839 / 087 790 3569

carmel.hoey@hse.ie

Annette Connolly - NMPDU Officer

Phone: 086 047 0863

annette.connolly@hse.ie

Sarah Deeney - Staff Officer

Phone: 091 775 839 / 087 357 2797

sarah.deeney@hse.ie

Lorraine Dunne - Clerical Officer

Phone: 061 483 306

lorrainem.dunne@hse.ie

Marcella Kelly - NMPD Officer

Phone: 091 492 828

Email: MarcellaM.Kelly@hse.ie

Anne McCarthy - Research Officer

Phone: 091 775 843

Mobile: 087 708 2504

annem.mccarthy@hse.ie

Paula Mc Greal - Project Officer

Phone: 087 383 9920

Paula.mcgreal@hse.ie

Brendan Power - NMPDU Officer

Phone: 087 194 3247

Brendan.power1@hse.ie

Valerie Ryan - Staff Officer

Phone: 061 483 306

valerie.ryan2@hse.ie

Tina Vaughan - Project Officer

Phone: 087 604 5831

Martina.vaughan1@hse.ie

NMPDU Dublin South, Kildare and Wicklow

This NMPDU covers Dublin South City, South County Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow.

NMPDU Dublin South

Mill Lane

Palmerstown

Dublin

D20 HY57

Twitter: @NmpdDskw

Staff contacts

Sheila Cahalane - Director

Phone: 01 7785203 / 087 3500695

sheila.cahalane1@hse.ie

Colette Twomey - NMPDU Officer

Specific responsibilities:

  • Mental Health Services
  • Practice and service development
  • Post-registration education funding
  • Coaching
  • Mentoring
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Team Coaching

Phone: 01 7785206 / 087 3612300

colette.twomey@hse.ie

Leanne Madigan - NMPDU Officer

Specific responsibilities:

  • Advanced Nursing/Midwifery Practice
  • Continuing Nurse Education funding
  • Digital Health
  • Practice and service development

Phone: 087 7215003

leanne.madigan@hse.ie

Anne Bursnell - NMPDU Officer

Specific responsibilities:

  • Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist
  • Post-registration education funding
  • Professional Development Planning (PDP)
  • Promotion of nursing and midwifery professions

Phone: 087 9560303

anne.bursnell@hse.ie

Karina O Sullivan - NMPDU Officer

Specific responsibilities:

  • Intellectual Disabilities Services
  • Quality Care Metrics
  • Service improvement and innovation funding,
  • Practice Development Forum CHO 6 and CHO 7
  • National Network of Advanced Nurse Practitioners Intellectual Disability Nursing

Phone: 01 7785197 / 087 2055142

Karina.osullivan@hse.ie

Aisling Kehoe - NMPDU Officer

Specific responsibilities:

  • Public Health Nursing Services
  • Practice Development Forum CHO 6 and CHO 7

Phone: 087 2121869

aisling.kehoe@hse.ie

Deirdre Halford - NMPDU Officer

Specific responsibilities:

  • Advanced Nursing/Midwifery Practice
  • Continuing Nurse Education funding

Phone: 087 181 9580

deirdre.halford2@hse.ie

Biny Anoop - NMPDU Officer

Specific responsibilities:

  • Older Persons Services
  • Quality Care Metrics
  • Service Improvement and Innovation funding
  • Work Force Planning

Phone: 087 218 8573

Biny.Anoop@hse.ie

Helen Bohan - Senior Executive Officer

Phone: 01 778 5192 / 087 452 7881

helen.bohan2@hse.ie

Donal Smartt - Administrator

Phone: 01 7785190

donal.smartt@hse.ie

NMPDU Midlands

This NMPDU covers Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath

Scott Building - First Floor

Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore Campus

Arden Road

Tullamore

Co. Offaly

Twitter:@NMPDUmidlands

Staff contacts

Dr. Mary Nolan - Interim Director NMPDU Midlands

Phone: 086 7918101 / 057 93 57870

Email: mary.nolan13@hse.ie

Jeremiah Nally - link for Acutes including Children’s

Specific responsibilities:

  • Digital
  • Professional Development Planning (PDP)
  • Mentoring
  • Team building
  • Schwartz Rounds

Phone: 087 953 3085 / 057 935 7863

Email: Jeremiah.Nally@hse.ie

Gráinne Keena - link for Mental Health and Intellectual Disability

Phone: 087 458 0405 / 057 935 7863

Email: Grainne.Keena@hse.ie

Specific responsibilities:

  • Advanced Practice

Finola Gill - link for Public Health Nursing and Midwifery

Specific responsibilities:

  • Specialist practice (CNS/CMS)
  • National transfer letter (acute to OP residential and OP residential to Acute)

Phone: 086 815 7322 / 057 935 7859

Email: finola.gill@hse.ie

Emer McTiernan - link for Older Persons services

Specific responsibilities:

  • Quality Care-Metrics

Phone: 086 025 3138 / 057 935 7858

Email: emer.mctiernan@hse.ie

Sheila Browne - Assistant Staff Officer

Phone: 086 812 1578 / 057 935 7868

Email: sheila.browne@hse.ie

Ciara Reid - Assistant Staff Officer

Phone: 087 454 5568 or 057 935 7866

Email: Ciara.reid4@hse.ie

NMPDU Dublin North

This NMPDU covers Dublin North-West, Dublin North City and Dublin North.

NMPDU Dublin North

Unit 7, Swords Business Campus

Balheary Industrial Park

Swords

Co Dublin

Twitter: @NMPDDN

Staff contacts

Anne Brennan - Director

Phone: 01 813 1825 / 087 364 1275

anne.brennan4@hse.ie

Maria Flaherty- NMPDU Officer

Specific responsibilities:

  • Quality Care Nursing Metrics
  • Continuous Professional Development funding
  • Regional Practice Development Forum
  • Service Improvement and Innovation
  • Public Health

Phone: 01 813 1880 / 086 7810195

Maria.flaherty1@hse.ie

Anne Jesudason

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Digital Lead / Older Persons Digital Improvement
  • Development of Advanced Nursing/Midwifery Practice
  • Workforce Plan
  • Master classes/ Workshops
  • Post Graduate & Masters Programmes for Statutory and Voluntary Organisations

Phone: 087 1005014

Annep.jesudason@hse.ie

Sarah Roche - NMPDU Officer

Specific responsibilities:

  • CNS Posts - process and database maintenance
  • Promoting Nursing as a Career
  • Project Officer for Nursing Mental Health Lead, including Eating disorders, Mind Mothers and Psychosocial Interventions
  • Professional Development Planning (PDP)

Phone: 087 0671623

sarah.roche@hse.ie

Deirdre Duggan - Senior Administrator

Phone: 087 195 6429

deirdre.duggan@hse.ie

Lorna Byrne - Administrator

Phone: 087 490 4329

lorna.byrne1@hse.ie

Mairead Hallinan - Administrator

Phone: 087 096 9611

mairead.hallinan@hse.ie

NMPDU North-East

This NMPDU covers Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan.

Nursing Midwifery Planning Development Unit

HSE Dublin North East, Mellifont Unit

St Brigid's Complex

Ardee

Co Louth

A92DRNO

nmpdu.dne@hse.ie

Twitter: @NMPDU_Ardee

Staff contacts

Dr Grainne Gaffney - Director

Phone: 041 686 0733 / 087 2645789

Grainne.Gaffney@hse.ie

Ann Lister - Assistant Director of Nursing

Phone: 087 925 7710

ann.lister@hse.ie

Portfolio: Development of Advanced Nursing/Midwifery Practice, Workforce Planning, Quality Care Nursing Metrics, NMPD lead for Intellectual Disabilities Services and Older Persons Services

Gillian Whyte - Assistant Director of Nursing

Portfolio: Professional development & continuing education, leadership development, professional development planning, practice development and workforce planning. NMPD lead for acute hospital services, mental health services and occupational health.

Phone: 041 686 0757 / 087 173 0422

gillian.whyte@hse.ie

Dr Vanessa Clarke - Assistant Director of Nursing

Portfolio: Research, evidence-based practice and digital health. NMPD lead for Maternity, Children’s Nursing and Palliative Care Services.

Phone: 041 685 0687 / 087 632 0034

vanessa.clarke@hse.ie

Lorraine Flynn - Assistant Director of Nursing

Portfolio: Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialists Practice, Promoting Nursing and Midwifery as a career, NMPD lead for Public Health Nursing Services, Older Persons Services, Regional Nurse Prescribing and Public Health Protection.

Phone: 087 840 2411

Email: lorraine.flynn@hse.ie

Bridie Mooney - Senior Executive Officer

Phone: 041 686 0733 / 087 406 2929

bridiec.mooney@hse.ie

Joan Lennon - Staff Officer

Phone: 041 685 0677 / 087 956 9739

joan.lennon@hse.ie