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an Integrated services Directorate Gerry O’Dwyer (Hse Dublin Mid leinster).
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Jackie McGrath, Clinical Nurse Specialist
replaced the former Hse National Hospitals a process is underway to fill the post for (Diabetes), Naas General Hospital with Mary
Office (NHO) and Primary Care and the West region and while this is taking Harney TD, Minister for Health and Children, at
BENEFITS TO PATIENTS:
Continuing Care (PCCC) Directorate in place, Frank Murray, local Health Manager, the publication of the first independent evaluation
• NEW wide bore 1.5T MRI: no more claustrophobia. • Larger patients can be accommodated.
October. this development was in line Mayo has taken on the role of rDO on an report into Nurse & Midwife Prescribing.
with the Hse’s Corporate Plan 2008- interim basis. the regional operating units
• Multidetector CT scanner. • Affordable scans for uninsured patients.
2011, which sets out a clear vision for the are working within national frameworks.
nursE & midWifE
• Next day appointments. • Specialists in Musculoskeletal
implementation of an integrated health Operating responsibility for delivering all
• Specialists in Oncology Imaging. and Sport Imaging.
and social care model that delivers a more health and social care services resides with
prEscriBing -
integrated service for our patients and the regional Director. Evaluation rEport
The Insurers provide FULL COVER CONSULTANT GP
clients. the organisation has now adopted In addition, a new Quality and Clinical
WElcomEd
for the following exams: REFERRAL REFERRAL
an initial set of changes to enable it to Care Directorate is working to improve
manage and deliver services in line with the the quality and safety of services through
integrated model. the implementation of national standards VHI MRI ALL INPATIENTS
Four regional Directors of Operations and protocols for our services. also, t
he first independent evaluation report into
the Nurse & Midwife Prescribing Initiative
was published in October. a research
OUTPATIENTS - Oncology
(rDOs) will be responsible for managing all four assistant National Directors are team from the school of Nursing, Midwifery and
services within the Hse regions of Dublin to work within the Integrated services Health systems, the school of Medicine and CLAUSTROPHOBIC &
North east, Dublin Mid leinster, West Directorate and play a strong leadership Medical science and the school of Biomolecular
OBESE PATIENTS
and south. three Directors have been and representational role for the Children science, University College Dublin, undertook the
appointed, Pat Healy (Hse south), stephen and Families, Older People, Disabilities and evaluation.
ALL OTHER OUTPATIENTS*
Mulvany (Hse Dublin North east) and Mental Health care groups. the evaluation found that the extension of
CT ALL INPATIENTS
prescriptive authority to nurses and midwives has
been a positive development, particularly for the
OUTPATIENTS*
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impact that it has had on patient care and also
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on the professional development of nurses and
midwives. From the perspective of nurse/midwife
HEALTHCARE OUTPATIENTS*
to suitable technological solutions for those prescribers, it has increased their autonomy,
CT ALL INPATIENTS
who stand to benefi t. the site enables users increased levels of job satisfaction, ensured better
OUTPATIENTS*
to fi nd out about a wide range of available use of their skills and ultimately has allowed them
technologies, browse categories and read to provide holistic care to patients.
HIBERNIAN MRI ALL INPATIENTS &
product descriptions and user reviews. Welcoming the report, the Minister for Health
AVIVA OUTPATIENTS
Users can trial devices in their own and Children, Mary Harney, tD, said: “the
CT ALL INPATIENTS &
home (typically for four weeks), using evaluation has shown that the model for nurse/
OUTPATIENTS
the devices in everyday life. they can midwife prescribing is safe and effective and that
also overcome fears or misconceptions patients are highly satisfied with the care they ESB MRI ALL INPATIENTS &
associated with technology. receive from nurse/midwife prescribers. GARDA OUTPATIENTS
Users can also play an active and “this report demonstrates that nurse
CT ALL INPATIENTS &
WWW.trY-It.Ie, the on-line library for informed role in selecting products that prescribing benefits patients and we now have a
electronic assistive technology, has been best match their needs, leading to more template to roll this out in a very extensive way”.
OUTPATIENTS
established primarily for use by the disabled successful device selection, better use of Dr siobhán O’Halloran, the Hse’s Nursing
and the elderly. resources, and enhanced independence. services Director said: “the prescribing initiative is
SELF PAYERS PRICE LIST - inclusive of professional fee
www.try-it.ie is a multi-agency initiative
www.try-it.ie was recently awarded a first and foremost about patients and about how
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led by the National rehabilitation Hospital in fi nalist aCCess-It@home award at the we as nurses in the Hse provide care. What is
Dun laoghaire in collaboration with enable 2009 international aCCess-It awards interesting about this particular evaluation is that
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Ireland’s National assistive technology in london. it is the first time that prescribing practices have
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Grounds of Merlin Park Hospital,
training service and the National Council for the aCCess-It@home award recognises been audited to this depth in Ireland which helps
Expense Form (supplied by your Insurer) and/or a MED 1 Form,
MRI
Merlin Park, Galway
the Blind of Ireland. ICt-based projects, products or services that us ensure that our practices are solid and safe
which is available to
€440
download from
www.revenue.ie.
the fi rst of its kind in Ireland, the site was advance independent living for the elderly and gives us a good basis on which to look to the
T: 091 761850 F: 091 761851
set up to increase awareness of and access and/or people with disabilities. future of nurse prescribing in Ireland.”
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outpatients at end of patients Insurance year.
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