50 HealtH Matters
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NEWS – SoutH
pAtient pArtnerSHip forum
a
n Open Day, to mark five years
in existence of the Patient
Partnership Forum (PPF) at
Waterford regional Hospital, took
celebrAteS five yeArS, wAterford
place there in October.
the objective of the Open Day was
regionAl HoSpitAl
to raise awareness of the existence of
the PPF for the public, as well as for
in-house staff at WrH and to evidence
how the voice of the individual service
user influences real changes in things
that matter most to patients and
service users when they come to
the hospital.
Many significant projects have
been identified and undertaken by
the PPF in WrH in recent years,
including the establishment of service
User Hygiene audits, a regional
Quality & risk Integrated Governance
team, a Hospice Friendly Hospice
Initiative, participation in the Waterford
Healing arts trust (WHat) and the
WIt/WrH Joint Working Group for
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Service Users and Hospital Staff members of the People's Forum at Waterford Regional student nurses.
Hospital, marking five years of patient partnership at WRH: Seated from left: Patricia Sullivan Patricia sullivan, General Manager of
(General Manager, WRH); Sean Swift (Chairperson, People's Forum of WRH) and Dr Rob Landers WrH, said all aspects of management
(Clinical Director, WRH). Back row, from left: Frances Darcy (PPF committee); Claire Phelan (Acting of the regional Hospital were
Patient Services Manager, WRH); Alice Medjaou (Deputy General Manager, WRH); Orla Kavanagh benefiting from the input of patients
(Acting CNM3 Haematology/Oncology/Palliative Care, WRH); Alice O' Shea (PPF committee); working in partnership and enhanced
Antoinette Carberry (PPF committee); Geraldine Caulfield (PPF committee), Tony Harford (PPF the aims of “easy access, public
committee); Una Curran (Clerical Office, Emergency Dept., WRH) and Ann Ellis (Assistant Director confidence and staff pride”.
of Nursing for Maternity & Paediatric Services, WRH).
€2 million booSt for Addiction ServiceS
P
at Healy, newly appointed Director adults in Cork city and one for adolescents of demands, particularly in relation to personal
of Operations for the region, recently in Kilkenny. the provision of these dedicated and social care services, this initiative is a good
announced an investment of more than beds will facilitate access to residential example of how efficiencies generated through
e2 million in Hse south addiction services. a rehabilitation. changing the way we do our business can be
range of service developments over the coming • Rehabilitation: The appointment of two Link used to secure resources for priorities such as
12 months include: Workers (one for Cork area and one for tackling the drug problem in the region.”
• Additional methadone clinics in Cork city, south eastern area), under the rehabilitation
tralee, Waterford, Wexford, Carlow and strategy who will co-ordinate multi-agency
Kilkenny. these new clinics will eliminate services and support clients through their
waiting lists and ensure that the National Drug treatment.
strategy targets of waiting times of less than • Enhancing and supporting the continuation
one month will be met. a total of 165 people of treatment support projects operated by
will receive methadone maintenance in these both regional and local Drugs task Forces in
clinics. Hse south.
• 10,000 additional counselling hours will be
made available in collaboration with voluntary Pat Healy, regional Director of Operations,
providers in the region to support those Hse south said: “Hse south is committed to
endeavouring to recover from, and live with, implementing the objectives of the National
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Pat Healy, Regional Director of Operations
addiction. a further 400 people will benefit Drugs strategy. In the context of the current HSE South, with John Curran, TD, Minister
from this initiative. constraints on public resources and the of State at the Department of Community at
• Five dedicated detoxification beds – four for challenge to respond effectively to the range Arbour House, St. Finbarr's Hospital.
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