Acute (emergency) care
Inclusion health is a service, research, and policy agenda that aims to prevent and redress health and social inequities among the most vulnerable and excluded populations. Addressing social inequalities to ensure the best health outcomes for populat
Read MoreLearning from the development of two Integrated Care Pathways for dementia
Anne-Marie Brady, Trinity College Dublin, IE
Mairead Bracken-Scally, Trinity College Dublin, IE
Louise Daly, Trinity College Dublin, IE
Geralyn Hynes, Trinity College Dublin,
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Read MoreAssessment and Management of Self Harm in Emergency Departments in Ireland: The National Clinical Programme
Authors: Margo Wrigley , Rhona Jennings, Siobhan MacHale, Eugene Cassidy
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In 2014, more than 11,000 people came to Irish general hospi
Implementation of Model of Care for Pre Admission Units
Authors: Aileen O Brien , Jeremy Smith, Una Quill
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Introduction: The cancellation of surgery in hospitals is costly for our health service and highly stressful for the patient, family/c
Electronic documentation for Health and Social Care Professionals: The patient perspective
Authors: Marie L Byrne , Joanne Dowds, Deirdre Gilchriest, Aine Higgins, Patricia Reilly, Fiona Dunlevy, Neans Ni Rathaille
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Introduction & Practice Ch
An algorithm to be used nationally for delirium screening and treatment in acute hospital wards: lessons from the development process
Authors: Suzanne Timmons , Deirdre Lang, David Meagher, Niamh O’Regan, Niamh McMahon, Jackie Sexton, Cathy McHale, G
Creating an integrated tracheostomy care pathway for patients in an Irish regional hospital setting – the feasibility and effectiveness of a dedicated tracheostomy team
Authors: Anne Claffey , Chloe Heslin, Grace Donnelly, Ron Charles, Sharon Gorman
Improving integration and care through clinical audit: The Irish Hip Fracture Database
Authors: Louise Brent , Emer Ahern, Conor Hurson, Aisling Connolly
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Background: Hip fractures are an increasing socio-economic burden. They are the leading
Integrated Acute Healthcare Commissioning Pathway in Ireland
Authors: Michael W Power , Derek Cribbin, Una Quill
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The survival of the critically ill patient depends on timely access to a structured critical care pathway. Arising from historic
Strategy for the Design of Integrated Outpatient Services 2016-2020
Authors: Oliver Plunkett , Ita Hegarty, Colette Nugent, Trina Dunne, Vincent Crossan
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Introduction: Much of the acute healthcare that Ireland’s population receives is deliver
Referral Patterns to Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit: Phoenix Care Centre
Authors: Shaeraine Raaj Pararajasingam , Roy Browne, Anisha Bawagan, Twomey Pauline, Murad Firdouas, Ernest Nwarie, Sujesha Navanathan
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Background: Phoenix Care Centre i
National Patient Flow Improvement Programme
Authors: Pat Nash , Helene Horsnell, Irene O’Connor, Paul Burke, Veronica Devlin, Sinead Fitzpatrick, Grace Rothwell
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In 2016 the HSE Clinical Strategy and Programmes Division and the Acute Hospital
The Development of a Respiratory Nurse Led Clinic in St Michael’s Hospital
Author: Peter O’Toole
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Introduction: Patients referred by their GP with a suspected respiratory problem have a long wait for a specialist respiratory review which can
National Theatre Quality Improvement Programme (TQIP) Ireland
Authors: Jeremy Smyth , Ken Mealy, Kieran Tangney, Grace Reidy, Charlie Dineen, Aileen O’Brien, Sinead Fitzpatrick
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In late 2016, a collaborative between the HSE Integrated Care Pr
MICAS: An Integrated National Critical Care Retrieval Service
Authors: David Menzies , Anna Marie Murphy, Rory Dwyer
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Introduction: The reorganisation of health services and the delivery of the ‘hub and spoke’ Model of Care for Adult Critical
Implementation of a Critical Care Nurse Career Pathway
Authors: Derek Cribbin , Una Quill, Michael Power
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The aim of this organisational development project is to put in place an implementable plan for the delivery of a standardised critical
Timely identification of frailty & comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment on a newly established specialist geriatric ward
Authors: Grace Corcoran , Gillian Gavaghan, Carol Lyons, Elaine Moloney
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Introduction: Beaumont Hospital catchment
Development of an education programme – ‘Transporting critically ill adult and child’
Authors: Anna Marie Murphy , Lorraine Heery, David Menzies, Cormac Breatnach, Rory Dwyer
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Introduction: The reorganisation of health services and the delive
Evaluating and Improving the Quality of Patient Care in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at University Hospital Waterford
Authors: Alma O’ Connor , Edel Cronin, Christina Lambert, Ralph Morris, Karen Glynn, Paul Lawrence, Eithne Mackey
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Chronic Disease in the Emergency Department: The weakest link in integrated care?
Authors: Kelly Janssens , Tim McDonnell, Gerry McCarthy
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Objective: Chronic disease (CD) accounts for two-thirds of emergency medical admissions and approximate
Can we predict your future? Using scores to predict length of stay and discharge destination
Authors: Sarah Mc Nally , Roisin Howlin, Annette Kehoe, Sarah Murphy
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Background: This audit was completed within a large teaching hospital in Dublin
Implementation of an integrated, multidisciplinary team model of screening, assessment and intervention for the elderly population in a medical assessment unit in Galway University Hospital, Ireland
Author: Gillian Collins
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Older adults acco
Reducing the incidence of pressure ulcers in fractured hip patients
Authors: Sinead Mc Gee , Miriam Malik, Alison Reynolds, Patrick Mc Carthy
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In Ireland, approximately 3,000 patients present to the Emergency Department (ED) with hip fracture
An Exploratory Study of Nurses’ Attitude towards Peer Review in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Author: Ejiro Ohare Stratton
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Aim: The objective of this research is to explore the attitude of nurses’ at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital towards pee
Developing reconfiguration plans for integrated urgent and emergency care systems [EUCSs] – An examination of stakeholder perspectives of change
Authors: Elsa Marie Droog , Conor Foley, Orla Healy, Claire Buckley, Maria Boyce, Sheena McHugh, John Bro
National Clinical Programme in Surgery – General Surgery Minor Ops “See & Treat” Clinic
Authors: Mary Flynn , Paul Ridgway, Amy Gillis, Amy Carswell, Ita Hegarty, Brendan O’Shea
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Introduction: General Surgery is currently ranked number 3 for
Integrating Care and Improving Flow for Frail Older Adults through the Development of an Acute Inpatient Frailty Service
Authors: Rónán O’Caoimh , Maria Costello, Conor Judge, Laura Morrison, Zaq Ghafar, Bushra Ali, Edel Mannion, Orla Sheil, Pauline
A Longitudinal Study of Delirium Motor Subtypes in Elderly Medical Inpatients
Authors: Vincent Melvin , David Meagher, Geraldine Mc Carthy, Dimitrios Adamis
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Introduction: Delirium is a common syndrome with considerable clinical heterogeneity
Criteria Led Discharge – The Irish Journey
Authors: Richard Patrick Walsh , Garry Courtney, Sinead Fitzpatrick
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Problem: Improving patient flow and patient experience, reducing Average Length of Stay and readmissions to hospital are key polic
Role of the Dietitian within the Frail Elderly Pilot in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown from February to June 2016
Author: Caroline Stapleton
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Introduction: The Specialist Geriatric Services Model of Care aims to improve the quality and eff