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CAWT in Action CAWT in Action www.cawt.com Major cross border conference on day surgery Inside this Issue Major cross border conference on day surgery Alcohol, suicide and self-harm — making the links EU INTERREG IVA Project Update News and Events Project part financed by the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG IVA Cross - border Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body ISSUE 26 December 2010 Alcohol, suicide and self-harm—making the links Áine Brady, the Minister for Older People and Health Promotion recently opened the first ever cross border conference on day case surgery in Farmleigh House, Dublin. Over 100 clinical staff and nurses from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland attended to hear from experts on such diverse topics as benchmarking, selection criteria and standards in day case surgery. Entitled, „modernising day surgery and sharing the experience,‟ the event was supported by CAWT in collaboration with the Department of Health and Children, the British Association of Day Surgery, the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and the Royal College of Anaesthetics. Commenting on the event Minister Brady said “this is a wonderful opportunity to share experiences and to collaborate to take forward the future of day surgery on our island.” Over 140 representatives from the community, voluntary and statutory sectors attended a unique one-day cross border seminar in the Western Trust area. The event was aimed at increasing awareness of the links between alcohol, suicide and self-harm. The event organisers included the CLEAR and the Registry of Deliberate Self-Harm projects, both of which are funded by the PHA, along with CAWT‟s „Time IVA Change‟ Border Region Alcohol project. NW Alcohol Forum and Derry Healthy Cities also supported the event. Models of good practice in dealing with alcohol misuse, suicide and self-harm were discussed and opportunities for partnership working and cross border engagement were explored. Áine Brady (right), Minister for Older People and Health Promotion at the Dept. of Health and Children and the event organisers Bernie McCrory, (left) Chief Officer, CAWT and Dr Cathy Armstrong, Consultant Anaesthetist, Western Health and Social Care Trust / British Association of Day Surgery Speakers and participants in the cross border Alcohol, Suicide and Self-Harm conference (l to r): Fiona Teague, Derry Healthy Cities; Edel O‟Doherty, CAWT; Kevin Morton, SHSCT; Eamon O‟Kane, North West Alcohol Forum; and Caitriona Mullan, CAWT „Time IVA Change‟ Border Region Alcohol project
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CAWT in Action Issue: 24
Date: June 2010 CAWT in Action www.cawt.com
Major cross border conference on day surgery
Inside this Issue
Major cross border conference on day surgery
Alcohol, suicide and self-harm — making the links
EU INTERREG IVA Project Update
News and Events
Project part financed by the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG IVA Cross - border Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body
ISSUE 26 December 2010
Alcohol, suicide and self-harm—making the links
Áine Brady, the Minister for Older People and Health Promotion recently opened the first ever cross border conference on day case surgery in Farmleigh House, Dublin. Over 100 clinical staff and nurses from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland attended to hear from experts on such diverse topics as benchmarking, selection criteria and standards in day case surgery. Entitled, „modernising day surgery and sharing the experience,‟ the event was supported by CAWT in collaboration with the Department of Health and Children, the British Association of Day Surgery, the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and the Royal College of Anaesthetics. Commenting on the event Minister Brady said “this is a wonderful opportunity to share experiences and to collaborate to take forward the future of day surgery on our island.”
Over 140 representatives from the community, voluntary and statutory sectors attended a unique one-day cross border seminar in the Western Trust area. The event was aimed at increasing awareness of the links between alcohol, suicide and self-harm. The event organisers included the CLEAR and the Registry of Deliberate Self-Harm projects, both of which are funded by the PHA, along with CAWT‟s „Time IVA Change‟ Border Region Alcohol project. NW Alcohol Forum and Derry Healthy Cities also supported the event. Models of good practice in dealing with alcohol misuse, suicide and self-harm were discussed and opportunities for partnership working and cross border engagement were explored.
Áine Brady (right), Minister for Older People
and Health Promotion at the Dept. of Health
and Children and the event organisers
Bernie McCrory, (left) Chief Officer, CAWT
and Dr Cathy Armstrong, Consultant
Anaesthetist, Western Health and Social
Care Trust / British Association of Day
Surgery
Speakers and participants in the cross border Alcohol, Suicide and Self-Harm conference (l to r): Fiona Teague, Derry Healthy Cities; Edel O‟Doherty, CAWT; Kevin Morton, SHSCT; Eamon O‟Kane, North West Alcohol Forum; and Caitriona Mullan, CAWT „Time IVA Change‟ Border Region Alcohol project
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European INTERREG IVA Project Update
CAWT Development Centre, Riverview House, Abercorn Road, Londonderry, BT48 6SB
T: +44 (0)28 7127 2100 F: +44 (0)28 7127 2105 E: [email protected]
Citizenship project — launch of the Community Awareness Programme The Community Awareness Programme (CAP) of the CAWT „Citizenship for People with Disabilities‟ project was successfully launched in December between Donegal and Strabane Council areas. The Programme aspires to supporting people with a disability to maximise their independence, lead fulfilled lives and participate fully in society.
The first stage in the delivery of the CAP is the establishment of a cross border stakeholder group to provide feedback on the barriers faced by people with disabilities in this catchment area and to make recommendations on how these can be addressed. The group have met once so far and has a broad representation to ensure that issues pertinent to people with disabilities are raised and addressed. All of the partners will work together to find practical ways make their communities a more disability-friendly place to live. The learning from the CAP will be shared across the entire border area in the hope that it will lead to greater opportunities for people with disabilities to be active citizens in their communities. Contact: for further information: Caroline Devine, Project Manager t: 00 353 (0)74 9189054 e: [email protected] w: www.cawt.com/citizenship
Cross border ENT Services
The HSE DNE and the SHSCT have established the island's first cross border hospital service for the speciality of ENT. To date, 2,270 people living in the HSE DNE area have received ENT outpatient appointments in Monaghan Hospital. Additionally, 859 Southern Trust patients have been seen in ENT clinics in either Craigavon or Daisy Hill Hospitals. ENT patients from the HSE DNE area requiring in-patient treatment, can now receive this in either Craigavon or Daisy Hill Hospitals. To support the establishment of this cross border ENT service, nurses from Monaghan hospital engaged in observational training in the Southern Trust. The Southern Trust ENT consultants, already registered with the GMC in Northern Ireland, are now registered with the Irish Medical Council, which enables them to treat Republic of Ireland patients. Once the EU funding period has elapsed the cross border ENT service will continue as a permanent collaborative service between the HSE DNE and the Southern Trust, as mainstreaming has been agreed. Contact for further information: Linda Saunderson, Project Manager t: 00 44 (0)28 6862 8403 e: [email protected] w:www.cawt.com/acute
Cross Border Mobility All three aspects of the project are progressing well. The Coaching & Mentoring Project is in the process of procuring the delivery of the Coaching & Mentoring training. It is hoped that successful service providers will be appointed in early 2011 with training to commence shortly afterwards. The Moving and Handling Project plan to adopt an existing e-learning Manual Handling Awareness training programme supported by a paper based version which will be launched in early 2011. This will be delivered throughout the CAWT region. The Social Work Project Board have commissioned a 4-day training programme to support Social Work Team Leaders to develop and enhance their management and leadership skills. The programme will be delivered via a „Coaching for Performance‟ framework using specific social work research indicators. The programme will be delivered in the HSE DNE / Newry areas and Derry / Donegal / Sligo areas. Contact for further information: Marianne Walsh, Project Manager t: 00 44 (0) 28 712 72100 e: [email protected] w: www.cawt.com/mobility
Monaghan Hospital staff with ENT patient, Noel Marron from Co. Mona-ghan (l to r): Joan Breen; Linda Saun-derson (CAWT); Daniel Pretorius and Mary Galligan, Turlough Farnan (ENT Consultant, SHSCT) and Bernadette
Murphy.
Disability group, statutory and local government representatives at the launch of the CAWT Citizenship project Community Awareness Programme launch in
Lifford, Co. Donegal
SHSCT staff at Social Work Education Workshop (l to r): Hazel Quinn; Niav McCaughley; Jacqui
Swann and Ian Montgomery
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CAWT Development Centre, Riverview House, Abercorn Road, Londonderry, BT48 6SB T: +44 (0)28 7127 2100 F: +44 (0)28 7127 2105 E: [email protected]
Obesity
The Obesity Project has been working with HSE Procurement on the tender for the delivery of its prevention & management programmes in four pilot sites across the CAWT border region. This has been a comprehensive and robust process and will result in a range of local partnership delivery approaches. The Project Board is expecting to appoint the service providers for a two year period in early 2011 with programme delivery commencing shortly afterwards. Meanwhile the project approach has been well received following presentations at the recent North South all island Dietetic conference in Dublin and the Queens University Belfast Nursing and Midwifery conference „Taking Action on Childhood Obesity.‟ The Project is developing links with the all island Obesity Hub through its Quality Assurance Advisory Group with the intention of developing a Learning Network in 2011 to support the appointed service providers in the implementation and evaluation of the programmes. Contact for further information: Claire McGinley, Project Manager t: 00 44 (0) 28 7127 2138 e: [email protected] w: www.cawt.com/obesity
Diabetes The CAWT Diabetes Project is currently recruiting diabetes specialist nurses and diabetes specialist dieticians to establish Pre-pregnancy Care clinics for women with diabetes who are planning a pregnancy. The clinics will be located in selected hospitals across all 5 Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland and in the HSE West and Dublin North East in the Republic of Ireland and will be commencing early 2011. Diabetes specialist nurses and diabetes specialist dieticians are also being recruited to deliver Structured Patient Education to children and young people. Structured Patient Education will equip children and young people and their families/carers with the practical skills and knowledge needed to enable them to manage their diabetes effectively on a day-to-day basis. This will be available from early 2011. Contact for further information: Emma Meneely, Project Manager t: 00 44 (0)28 3741 4377 e: [email protected] w: www.cawt.com/diabetes
Outcomes for Children The project is supporting four partnerships to work together with local communities to plan and deliver services so that better outcomes are achieved for children and young people. The groups are based in South Armagh, Fermanagh, Cavan and Donegal South West. Staff have been recruited to facilitate the development of the groups and to provide support during the planning process. All the groups are currently gathering and analysing information on children‟s outcomes in their areas. Participation Network is facilitating workshops to support groups with engaging children and young people in the planning process. The project website ( www.outcomesforchildren.org ) has been re-branded and data measuring children‟s outcomes has been updated. An event to promote the website and to launch the Information Management Model of Best Practice is being planned for March 2011. This will also provide an opportunity for the local planning groups to network and share information. Contact for further information: Mary Haughey, Project Manager t: 00 44 (0) 28 3741 4643 e: [email protected]
w: www.cawt.com/ofc
CAWT Obesity Project Board at work. Seated (l to r): Karen Burns and Jack Heraghty, HSE Procurement; Lynne Smart, SHSCT; Joanne Morgan, Community Development Health Network and Maura O‟Neill WHSCT. Standing (l to r): Brigid McGinty, CAWT; Angela McComb, PHA; Gerry Roddy, HSE
DNE; Emma Ball, HSE West and Claire McGinley, HSCB.
CAWT Outcomes for Children project team: Seated (l to r): Una Collier, HSE West; Shauneen Loughran and Mary Haughey, SHSCT. Standing (l to r): Stephen
Barry and Ronan Quinn, SHSCT.
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CAWT Development Centre, Riverview House, Abercorn Road, Londonderry, BT48 6SB
T: +44 (0)28 7127 2100 F: +44 (0)28 7127 2105 E: [email protected]
Launch of EU INTERREG IVA GUM services— WHSCT Alcohol, suicide and self-harm awareness conference
Pictured launching the new Sexual Health (GUM) Service at Tyrone County Hospital are (l to r): Jonathan Fyffe, Specialist Nurse, SHSCT/WHSCT; Geraldine Mullan, Admin, CAWT GUM Project; Dr Carol Emerson, Consultant in Genito Urinary Medicine, SHSCT/WHSCT; Marian Martin, Project Manager CAWT GUM Project; Dr Rachel Finch, Clinical Assistant in Genito Urinary Medicine, WHSCT and Brigid McGinty, Programme Manager, CAWT
Speakers at the cross border alcohol, suicide and self-harm awareness conference in the Mellon Country Inn, Co. Tyrone (standing l to r): Eamon O‟Kane, North West Alcohol Forum; Amanda O‟Carroll, Public Health Agency; Edel O‟Doherty, CAWT; John Fitzsimmons, Jigsaw - Galway; Dr Paul Corcoran, National Suicide Research Foundation Ireland; Caitriona Mullan, CAWT „Time IVA Change‟ Project; Shauna Houston, CLEAR; Fiona McCann, Derry Healthy Cities (Seated l to r): Prof Rory O‟Connor, University of Stirling;
Brendan Bonner, Public Health Agency and John Hayes, HSE.
Launch: CAWT Outcomes for Children project — Locality Planning Groups event / website relaunch Venue: To be confirmed Date: End of March— date to be confirmed Contact details: t: 00 44 (0) 28 3741 4643 e: [email protected] w: www.cawt.com/ofc Web links for CAWT’s twelve European Union INTERREG IVA Projects Next issue of CAWT in Action: Feb 2011
EU INTERREG IVA Project Webpage address
Acute Hospitals www.cawt.com/acute
‘Time IVA Change’ Border Region Alcohol Project www.cawt.com/alcohol
Autism www.cawt.com/autism
Diabetes www.cawt.com/diabetes
Citizenship for People with Disabilities www.cawt.com/citizenship
Eating Disorder Network www.cawt.com/edn
Sexual Health Services (GUM) www.cawt.com/gum
Cross border Mobility www.cawt.com/mobility
Obesity ‘Up 4 it!’ www.cawt.com/obesity
Older People www.cawt.com/olderpeople
Outcomes for Children www.cawt.com/ofc
Social Inclusion www.cawt.com/socialinclusion
