University Hospital Galway today launched the #hellomynameis campaign. The aim of the campaign is to enhance compassionate care by reminding healthcare professionals to introduce themselves to patients in all healthcare interactions. And the main message is to promote high quality communication in order to treat patients with dignity and respect.
The Saolta University Health Care Group recently published the seventh Symptomatic Breast Service Annual Report, which outlined the activity of the Breast Service across the Group in 2015. Activity within the Symptomatic Breast Service across the Saolta Group continued to increase in 2015 and almost 14,000 patients attended our Breast Outpatient Departments, with almost half of these being new patients.
The Atlantic Diabetes in Pregnancy (DIP) Research Group at Saolta University Health Care Group won two awards at the Irish Medical Times Healthcare Awards 2016 which was held in Shelbourne Hotel on 10 November.
Cairde Othair na Gaillimhe Men’s Awareness Night will take place in the Ardilaun Hotel on Thursday 10 November, 2016. Drinks reception at 6pm, Dinner at 7pm. Tickets €70
Guest speakers on the night:
Dr Paul Donnellan, Consultant Oncologist
Dr Evan Yacoub, Consultant Pyschiarist
Patrick O Leary, Canoeist
Eoghan Clifford, Cyclist
For further information contact the Ardilaun Hotel on 091 521433
The Saolta University Health Care Group published its 2015 Annual Report this week. The report provides details on the range and scale of services provided by the hospitals in the Group: University Hospital Galway, Merlin Park University Hospital, Portiuncula University Hospital, Roscommon University Hospital, Mayo University Hospital, Sligo University Hospital and Letterkenny University Hospital.
As part of the delivery of the Saolta Healthy Ireland Implementation Plan 2015-2017, the group has developed a new resource to support the health and wellbeing of staff and patients and build capacity to implement health and wellbeing activity.
Stateboards.ie, an online portal through which appointments to vacancies on State Boards are advertised, has announced an available appointment. The appointment available is the Chair of the Saolta University Health Care Group Board.
World Sepsis Day (WSD) saw initiatives in all hospitals across the Saolta University Health Care Group to promote sepsis awareness amongst hospital staff, patients, relatives and members of the public.
WSD was marked this year across all hospitals in the Saolta Group and the improvements made in sepsis identification and treatment throughout the hospitals were highlighted for patients and staff.
