March 15, 2024

Survey of Professional Development Training Needs for HSCP

Dear Colleagues, The HSE National Health & Social Care Professions Office is conducting a survey on the ‘Professional Development Needs of HSCP working in publicly funded posts’. The HSCP office are trying to reach as many HSCP’s as possible.  We would ask you to complete this Survey if it applies to you, also please share widely with your HSCP colleagues. Thanking you in advance for taking the time to share your valuable insights.
February 28, 2024

CORU Announce Appointment of Sheila McClelland as CEO

CORU Announce Appointment of Sheila McClelland as CEO   Sheila McClelland has been announced as the new CEO of the Health and Social Care Professional’s Council, CORU. Ms McClelland who is currently the CEO of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) will take up her appointment on 8 April 2024. Established in 2005, CORU’s role is to protect the public, by ensuring high standards of professional conduct by the practitioners of 13 distinct professions*. CORU currently regulates the work of 27,000 health and social care professionals, a number that is predicted to reach 40,000 within the next five […]
February 14, 2024

Introducing Care Day 2024!

Introducing Care Day 2024! Care Day 2024 will be celebrated across the world on Friday 16th February. Each year EPIC Care Community and Youth Council members develop a Care Day theme, and for their 2024 celebration they have chosen “I am what I choose to become”. On the EPIC Youth Councils, there is a diversity of talent and interest. From aspiring nurses, paramedics and social care workers to Lego enthusiasts, creatives, and footballers, as well as young people who have embarked on careers as teachers, social workers, and digital marketers. These inspirational young people have overcome challenges and are embracing […]
February 9, 2024

PETMA© – Train the Trainer Programme Level 1 April 25th and 26th , May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 2024

PETMA© is an Irish, human right based approach to supporting service users who may get verbally or physically distressed at times. PETMA© focuses on preventing service users from getting distressed, using intense modules to facilitate an understanding of the realities of having disabilities and how this impacts their ability to understand and comprehend information. The training focuses on stressors, triggers, functions and maintain factors. It provides training on de-escalation techniques such as understanding, empathy and collaboration. It is a powerful training that equips staff to develop meaningful relationships to support service users to a calmer place. A TNA is conducted […]
January 22, 2024

Upcoming Event – Help not Hurt: A Change Event

As a collective, those with Lived Experience, Tinteán Housing, SERDATF, Better Together, De Paul, Cornmarket Project and SETU are inviting you to join them on March 6th and 7th 2024 at SETU Arena Waterford City, to a Change Event where they will engage in reflection and action to seek to bring about transformative change to service design and delivery in the South East, and build a movement for change throughout Ireland. At the event we you will hear from, and engage with the lived experiences of women in homelessness, substance use and/mental health distress. The aim is to create more gender-sensitive responses to service design, delivery and practice […]
January 22, 2024

Commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act in 2023

Commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act in 2023 required certain updates be made to the HSE National Consent Policy 2022 v1.2 to ensure it is aligned with the provisions and intention of the Act. This updated policy v1.2 will be available on hse.ie/nationalconsentpolicy on 22nd January 2024. HSE have scheduled 2 online learning events to introduce this update to staff. Session 1: 22 January 2-2.30 Introduction to key updates in HSE National Consent Policy 2022 v1.2 Register: https://eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_erXZuuX1RomH9tFYsH1WCQ Staff are strongly advised to attend or watch back Session 1 in advance of Session 2. Staff can submit questions/case scenarios […]
January 8, 2024

Call for submissions – February edition of Practice Links

If you have anything you would like to share with colleagues through Practice Links (events, publications, websites, reports, blogs, video links, new practice-focused apps, call for papers, useful social media accounts, videos, etc.), please email details to k.burns@ucc.ie by the 15th January. The next edition of Practice Links will be circulated at the start of February.Submissions should not be more than one A4 page, ideally shorter. There is no charge to include materials. We don’t accept advertisements. Where possible, include a high-quality PDF or JPG of your images/logos/flyers/poster etc. The team reserve the right to not include materials, and we cannot always guarantee inclusion due to space considerations. We do not publish articles or opinion pieces.Practice Links is circulated to c. 1,400 email […]
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