Please find below the links to the new ‘Advocacy Matters’ reports, developed by the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities (NAS) and the Patient Advocacy Service.   You can read the full reports and their executive summaries here:   Open Report 1 / its Executive Summary / Easy-to-Read Version  Advocating for People with Disabilities in Residential & Day Services During the Covid-19 Pandemic   Open Report 2 / its Executive Summary / Easy-to-Read Version   Advocating for People Regarding ‘Access to Justice’ & ‘Decision-Making’ During the Covid-19 Pandemic    The reports outline our observations and experiences in providing advocacy support to people during the Covid-19 pandemic. They focus on the work carried out […]

The Draft Overarching National Standards for the Care and Support of Children using Health and Social Care Services is now open and that we are just past the half-way mark. The closing date for the public consultation is 5pm on Thursday, 28 October.   These Draft Overarching National Standards set out what outcomes a child using health or social care services should expect and what a service needs to do to achieve these outcomes. The standards cover all health and social care services working with children including disability services, mental health services, primary care services, hospital services and children’s social services. The standards aim […]

“All children have a right to be safe, and to have timely access to appropriate services and support to maximise their well-being and development (United Nations General Assembly, 1989). The children who come to the attention of children’s social services are some of those who are at most risk of harm and abuse in society (Health Information and Quality Authority, 2012). Their needs must be fully assessed by these services, and the care and support they receive must be well planned, integrated, consistent, and tailored to their individual needs and circumstances” Read In Full – What Underpins Good Child-centred Practices […]

Researchers from the University College Dublin Centre for Research, Education and Innovation in Health Systems are currently undertaking research to better understand healthcare team dynamics (i.e. communication, trust, respect, influence) and explore whether staff experiences of teamwork have changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.   COVID-19 has produced an unprecedented and extraordinary response from healthcare teams. There are stories emerging about more collaborative teamwork and shared decision-making. However, other staff note that care decisions have shifted back towards a hierarchical model due to restrictions on face-to-face multidisciplinary team interactions.   To better understand these team dynamics, we are inviting […]

Description POSITION SUMMARY The Service Manager will be primarily responsible for the operational implementation of the Jigsaw service. The Jigsaw Service Manager will work as part of collaborative leadership team (Service Manager and Clinical Manager) to ensure the safe and effective delivery of the Jigsaw service. Working closely with the Clinical Manager, the Service Manager will ensure the service is in compliance with service related policies and procedures as described in the Jigsaw service manual. The Service Manager has lead responsibility for oversight and management of delivery of youth mental health promotion programmes, youth and community participatory structures and community […]

Practice Links Newsletter – October 2021

Have you ever thought about becoming a Tusla foster carer? Tusla – the child and family Agency in Dublin Mid Leinster are looking for people from communities all across the region who might be interested in becoming a foster carer to a child. Tusla foster carers all have positively transformed the lives of vulnerable children and young people, by helping to provide a safe and loving home environment, where they can grow, flourish and reach the best of their potential. By offering children the opportunity to remain living in their locality we allow them the chance to stay in their […]

Minister Rabbitte seeks Expressions of Interest to join Ireland’s Disability Stakeholder Grou July 2021,  July The Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, T.D., today invited interested parties to apply to become members of the next Disability Stakeholders Group (DSG). This will be the sixth DSG and it will begin its work in January 2022. The DSG has an important role in monitoring the implementation of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2022 (NDIS). The NDIS is the key cross departmental framework for policy and action to address the needs of persons with disabilities in Ireland across. Through its actions, the strategy […]

he Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is now developing our next Corporate Plan, which will cover the period 2022–2024. As part of the strategic planning development process, we are engaging with our stakeholders on their views on areas that are relevant and important to them. HIQA is interested in learning the particular views you have, as a stakeholder, on what our priorities should be over the next 3 to 5 years by completing a short survey. We will use your feedback to help identify the key challenges and core strategic priorities for HIQA for its next Corporate Plan. The survey […]