Population ageing is occurring rapidly. In Ireland, the population 65 years and over is projected to increase by between 58 and 63 per cent from 2015 to 2030 (ESRI 2017). A national education programme “The Fundamentals of Frailty” was developed to provide healthcare professionals with an understanding of frailty coupled with the knowledge and skills required to provide effective care to older people living with frailty as a long-term condition, wherever they access health services.
Afternoon Tea is being held at the home of Phyllis MacNamara on Sunday June 24th from 3-6pm to benefit the arts programme at Galway University Hospitals. It is a ticketed event with a maximum capacity of 100 people at a cost of €50 per person. On arrival guests will be offered a refreshing glass of homemade lemonade or prosecco. Guests are free to wander the beautiful surroundings with the garden being in full bloom.
'T H R I V E' by artist Tory Irvine was officially launched on the Arts Corridor of University Hospital Galway at 6 pm on Thursday June 7th. Irvine is an abstract, contemporary artist interested in emotional health. The exhibition features a series of paintings, which are vibrant, expressive & colourful. Working with acrylics on paper, Irvine layers washes and blocks of colour with a spontaneous energy.
The family of Lily Flaherty recently visited University Hospital Galway and presented a cheque of €900.00 which was raised through a fitness fundraising event for the Patient Comfort Fund, Claddagh ward, University Hospital. Galway.
'T H R I V E' by artist Tory Irvine, a contemporary abstract exhibition will launch on the Arts Corridor of University Hospital Galway at 6 pm on Thursday June 7th and will run until Sunday July 1st. Irvine is an abstract artist interested in emotional health. The exhibition features a series of paintings, which are vibrant, expressive & colourful. Working with acrylics on paper, Irvine layers washes and blocks of colour with a spontaneous energy.
Galway University Hospitals Stoma Care Unit will hold their annual free public information meeting for anyone who has had or is contemplating stoma surgery on 31 May in Clayton Hotel, Galway from 6pm to 9pm. Family members, friends and carers are also welcome to attend.
Entitled “A stoma in your life “, the evening will focus on quality of life issues and looking together at positive influences on living with a stoma.
The Children's Remembrance Day Committee, University Hospital Galway is inviting parents and their families who have experienced the death of a child before birth, shortly after birth or at a later stage to remember their loved ones in a special Mass of Remembrance, which will take place on Sunday 27 May in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Westside, Galway at 2.30pm.
Over 50 people recently attended the Whose Shoes event which was hosted by the Maternity Unit, UHG and facilitated by Croi. This was the first Whose Shoes event to be held in Ireland. The idea behind Whose Shoes is to facilitate discussion on topics related to personalisation in health and social services.
The event included members of the public, volunteer groups, obstetric and neonatal consultants, midwives both local and National and allied health care professionals.
