Hospice Friendly Hospitals

Niamh Brennan, Chaplain

Helen Ely, CNS Palliative Care

Ciara Mulkerns, Senior Social Work Practitioner

Model 3 hospital within Saolta Group

Bed capacity 200

Adult/Children/Maternity

Serves catchment areas of East Galway, Westmeath, North Tipperary, Roscommon and Offaly

Portiuncula Hospital held an open meeting for all staff on the Hospice Friendly Hospital (HFH) Programme on Wednesday 19th August 2015. Ms. Grace O’Sullivan, the National Coordinator of the HFH Programme, presented an overview of the programme by way of introduction to it being rolled out at Portiuncula Hospital. Over 50 staff attended the open meeting and it generated great discussion about all aspects of dying, death and bereavement

End of Life Standing Committee

First meeting in Nov 2015 . Great attendance/ cross representation of hospital.

5 sub committees represented

Design and Dignity Family Room

Mortuary

Bereavement

Signage /Resources

Perinatal Bereavement Group (set up in April 2014)

Slí an Chroí Family Room