UL Hospitals Group News
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HSE Mid West preparing for significant increases in influenza and respiratory illness
20 December 2024
Friday 20th December, 2024 ¦ THE HSE Mid West is preparing for further significant increases in influenza and respiratory illness in the coming days and weeks.
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80 per cent of patients satisfied with acute hospital experience in the Mid West, national survey finds
18 December 2024
OVER 1,150 patients across the Mid West have provided rich and detailed feedback on their experience in hospital which is already being used to drive improvements in quality.
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Op-Ed: Be Well In Winter
16 December 2024
Staying active and healthy with a respiratory condition during the winter months
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HSE Mid West CAMHS nurses champion innovative Social Farming initiative to support young people
16 December 2024
A SMALL team of nurses are championing an innovative approach to supporting young people receiving mental health treatment in the Mid West region by being closer to nature through social farming. Social farming is an initiative where people, particularly those with higher health or social needs, are immersed into the daily life of a family farm in a safe, supportive and inclusive environment. In Shallee, North Tipperary, seven young people and Nurses put on their wellies to get hands-on experience with calves and cows on Michael and Oonagh O’Connor’s suckler farm over a 10-week period.
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Patient Council Encourage Vaccine Uptake Among Healthcare Workers and the Public
4 December 2024
MEMBERS of the public are being encouraged to protect themselves and others by getting vaccinated for flu and Covid-19 this winter.
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Mid West team wins HSE Excellence Award for collaborative innovation in healthcare
4 December 2024
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A day in the Life of Anna Marie Nagle
27 November 2024
My name is Anna Marie Nagle, and I am the Operational Team Lead for the Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons (ICPOP) within the HSE’s Acute and Older People Services in the Mid West.
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Innovative thumb-joint replacement surgery puts patients on path to recovery within weeks
26 November 2024
INNOVATIVE hand surgery introduced at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital last year is giving a new lease on life for dozens of patients who had all but abandoned hope of living a life free of debilitating hand pain.
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Primary Schools in the Mid West invited to join, free, award-winning, Care Aware Crew education programme
21 November 2024
Primary schools across the Mid West can now register for the award-winning Care Aware Crew programme, a free initiative that teaches primary school children essential health knowledge, including emergency skills, about the human body, and health literacy, while introducing them to the idea of careers in healthcare.
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New St Camillus’ Community Nursing Unit Officially Opened by Minister for Health
18 November 2024
A MILESTONE in the development of one of Limerick’s most beloved communities has been marked as the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD officially opened the new Community Nursing Unit at St Camillus’ Hospital.