Upcoming Talks and Workshops ‘Starting Healthy Family Habits this New Year’Establishing positive family habits around healthy eating, family mealtimes, fun activity and restful sleep will make all the difference to your children’s health and well-being. In the midst of the ongoing Covid crisis, this has never been more important. Drawing on the evidence-based Parents Plus Programmes, in this talk, I will provide practical tips on how you can:– start positive family habits– establish routines that work– overcome challenges– ensure you remain in control as a parent Suitable for: parents of children under 12 yearsVenue: Zoom onlineDate: Thursday, 13th January 2022Time: 7.30pm-8.45pmCost: Free of charge. This […]

HSE National Office for Human Rights and Equality Policy Newsletter ‘Towards Commencement’

  National Open Disclosure Programme Newsletter December 2021

CONGRATUALTIONS TO OUR WINNERS   1st Prize – €250 One4All Voucher – Kelly Murphy   2nd Prize – €100 One4All Voucher – Wendy McCrea     3rd Prize – 1 year SCI Membership – Stacey Coonan

Ag Eisteacht’s work to move under the SHEP umbrella   Ag Eisteacht, a charity leading a relationship-centred approach in frontline practice, is to transfer its work to the Social and Health Education Project (SHEP) in 2022. For that alignment to happen, Ag Eisteacht will be voluntarily winding up as a charity and Dr Maeve Hurley will step down as CEO on 31st December 2021. Going forward, the Ag Eisteacht Foundation will work in collaboration with SHEP to continue Ag Eisteacht’s Relationships in Practice work. This will include the four strands of the work: evidence informed training programmes, advocacy, collaboration and evaluation. Dr […]

(sent on behalf of Louise Loughlin, NAS National Manager) Dear colleagues, I am delighted to launch the 2020 Annual Report of the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities (NAS) and the Patient Advocacy Service.  Watch a video message welcoming the Annual Report 2020 from Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD. Read the Annual Report 2020 (Click on Link) Read the Easy-to-Read Version (Click on Link) The Annual Report presents the key activities, statistics and achievements of both Services during a challenging year that was significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. For people with disabilities, the Covid crisis, its restrictions […]

Summary The Prevention and Early Intervention Network (PEIN) joins with our many colleagues in welcoming the Programme for Government commitment to end Direct Provision, the conclusion of the recent Advisory Committee that the current Direct Provision system is ‘not fit for purpose’, (Government of Ireland, 2020: 10), and the publication of a Government White Paper on ending Direct Provision. Further, we welcome the recent announcement of the independent Oversight Group established to monitor progress of the implementation of the White Paper. The Prevention and Early Intervention Network (PEIN) is a membership organisation representing individuals and organisations working with children and […]

The  HSCP National Innovation Fellowship Post which is now advertised on HSE website (www.hse.ie/spark).  As communicated in the latest National HSCP Office newsletter (published Oct 21), this post has been created to provide an opportunity to lead, contribute and support innovation through the Spark Programme. It is a part-time role, providing a HSCP an exciting opportunity to develop their leadership skills whilst maintaining their clinical practice. The Spark Innovation Programme runs multiple initiatives each year, namely Spark Seed Funding, Design on the Front line, the hospital innovation fund and the HSE-HIHI Spark Ignite competition. To date, HSCPs have demonstrated remarkable interest […]

The  consultation process on a number of the draft codes of practice on the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 was launched last week by the Decision Support Service, the oversight body for the Act. You can find information on the Codes consultation at https://decisionsupportservice.ie/public-consultation. The following codes are included in the consultation process: Code of Practice on Supporting Decision- Making and Assessing Capacity Code of Practice for Health and Social Care Professionals Code of Practice on Advance Healthcare Directives for Healthcare Professionals Code of Practice for Designated Healthcare Representatives   The closing date for any feedback to the Decision Support Service […]

Dear Member, Social Care Ireland (SCI) has a designated CPD Coordinator. Their role is to complete a Training Needs Analysis with its members on an annual basis. This can take into account what new practices or models of care are being developed or implemented into practice. We need to gather this information so we can plan for next years CPD events/webinars, workshops and conferences. We appreciate you taking the time to complete the below survey – your feedback is important to us! If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch. Many thanks, Social Care Ireland SURVEY HERE