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The development of a strategic vision and educational framework for Gerontological nursing
Authors: Deirdre Lang , Carmel Hoey
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Background: Population ageing is causing important and fundamental changes for health and social care services nat
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
Designing an integrated care pathway for falls prevention in University Hospital Waterford
Authors: Michael Dunphy , Maire Rafferty, Desmond Fitzgerald, Riona Mulcahy, George Pope, John Cooke
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An introduction: (comprising background and probl
Assessment 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
The Socrates Cafe: Philosophy as an integrated therapeutic tool in social care settingss
Authors: Michael Francis Brophy , Carmel Gallagher
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My generation (born 1946) will have longer and better lives. We are not equal entering into this expe
Integrated Health Workforce Planning: The Key Enabler for Delivery of Integrated Care?
Authors: Anne McMenamin , Rosarii Mannion
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The Health Service Executive’s role is to provide health and social services for everyone living in Ireland. Its
Active Ageing – Implementing integrated care for falls prevention and bone health at scale
Author: Irene Frances O Byrne-Maguire
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Introduction and aim: The purpose of AFFINITY (activating falls and fractures prevention in Ireland together),
Pressure Ulcers: Development and psychometric evaluation of the Patient Knowledge of Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument (KPUP)
Authors: Emer Shanley , Zena Moore, Declan Patton
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Aim: Patient’s right’s to have a central part in the healthcar
Implementing Respiratory Integrated Care: the Future for COPD Diagnosis and Management?
Authors: Patricia Davis , Timothy Mc Donnell
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Ireland has the highest rate of admissions for COPD in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develo
AIMPaediatric Spasticity and Orthopaedic Management for Children with Physical and Neuro-disability
Author: Gillian O Dwyer
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Aims: Objective measures used to assess spasticity and need for medical or orthopaedic management/intervention is no
A framework approach to enable local leaders integrate care for older persons: moving from the ‘what’ to the ‘how’
Author: Patrick John Harnett
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The aging population is a healthcare ‘game changer’ (1,2,3) Multi-morbidities increase with age
Long term outcomes and mortality among patients enrolled in a structured primary care-led diabetes programme
Authors: Fiona Riordan , Sheena McHugh, Velma Harkins, Patricia Kearney
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Introduction: Limited data exists, internationally and in Ir
Little Things – making a big difference to promoting positive mental health
Authors: Enda Saul , Emer C
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One of the strategic priorities of the HSE’s Mental Health Division is to promote positive mental health. Little Things is the integrated
A Rapid Access Palliative Clinic to reduce waiting time for palliative radiotherapy in a Regional Cancer Centre in Ireland
Authors: Megan Morris , Theresa O’Donovan, Bolanle Ofi, Aileen Flavin
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Purpose: In September 2014, the Rapid Access Pal
The HSE Breastfeeding Action Plan 2016 – 2021
Authors: Melissa Canny , Siobhan Hourigan
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Introduction: Breastfeeding is the biologically normal feeding method for infants and young children and ensures optimum growth and development. The Worl
Development and Implementation of Person-Centred Nursing Documentation
Author: Susan Daly
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Introduction: Irvine et al (2006) assert structured documentation can improve resident care by limiting vague narrative style entries. Nevertheless, i
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
Introduction of a primary care formulary to a nursing home
Authors: Paul Edward Ryan , Peter Weedle, George O’Mahony, Nick Flynn
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Objectives/aims: Prescribing is the most common intervention General Practitioners do and accounts for the secon
Facilitating Development of Education Resources for Intellectual Disability Services through a Community of Practice
Authors: Daragh Rodger , Lorraine Ledger, Anne Spencer
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According to the The Irish LongituDinal study on Ageing (TILDA) Intel
Hardwicke: transition from a surgical ward to an exemplar Specialist Geriatric Ward
Authors: Margaret O Donoghue , Grace Corcoran, Louise Lawlor, Carol Lyons, Linda Brewer, Alan Moore, Una Donnelly, Anne Healy, Paul Maloney, Elaine Moloney, Fiona Keo
Rehabilitation without walls
Authors: Edina O’Driscoll , Anne O’Loughlin, Ghyslaine Brophy, Amanda Carty
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Introduction & Description: The NRH Paediatric Programme was reviewed within the context of the decision to maintain complex paediatric
Going Paperless in Physiotherapy – Technology and Quality Innovation in a Large Teaching Hospital
Authors: Brid Wilson , Marie Byrne, Eavan Lennox, Niamh Murphy
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Relevance: An electronic health record (EHR) is an acknowledged cornerstone of t
The Development of a Programme of Mental Health Services for People with Intellectual Disability in Ireland
Authors: Philip Charles Dodd , Ciara Latimer, Margo Wrigley
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Introduction: Within the current mental health policy in Ireland, Vision
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) – Chronic Disease Risk Factor and Brief Advice Recording
Authors: Jacinta Mulroe , Claire Collins, John Cuddihy, Ronan Fawsitt, Mairead Gleeson, Siobhan Jennings, Gemma Leane, Maria O’Brien, Orlaith O’Reilly, Aileen
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
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
A Conceptual Model to Support Integrated Early Intervention Practice for Children with Disabilties
Authors: Clare Carroll , Jane Sixsmith
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Background: Early Intervention (EI) for infants and prechoolers with disabilities is seen as essential
The Evergreen Programme Revisited- Making a Therapeutic Programme for Older Adults Fit for Purpose
Authors: Declan Christopher Lyons , Roisin McCafferty
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Introduction: The Evergreen programme is a group based psychoeducational therapeutic pro
The implementation of personalised supports for people with dementia through multi-stakeholder, integrated care networks
Authors: Fiona Keogh , Elaine Howard, Mary McGuire, Mary Manning
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Introduction: It is estimated that 55,000 people have d
A mixed methods exploration of the housing needs of older people in social housing, comparing standard and “sheltered” housing models
Authors: Suzanne Timmons , Lorna Kenny, Mary Rose Day, Cathal O’Connell, Joe Finnerty, Siobhan Fox
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Introduc
Establishing A Memory Clinic
Authors: Joan Patricia Mc Donald , Mary Theresa Hickey
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Kilkenny Memory Clinic
Background: The background into the setting up of the Kilkenny Memory Clinic established in 2013 was to provide access to care pathw
Read MoreIntroduction of a Mental Health Medicines Education Service
Authors: Louise Kennedy , Helen Danaher, Nik Nikolic, Shirley Guerin
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An introduction: Phoenix Pharmacy Department (PPD) provides hospital pharmacy services to the Phoenix Care Centr