A very warm welcome to the Intern cohort of 2020 who have officially begun their internships in hospitals across the country today. We wish you well in the challenging year ahead! The Medical Intern Unit were hard at work today packing up the final welcome packs
#internheros2020
The HSE Chief Clinical Officer
@CcoHse
, welcomes the announcement from Minister for Health
@DonnellyStephen
, confirming an increase of 120 medical intern posts plus additional postgraduate training places and Post CSCST Fellowship posts for July 2021!
Welcome to our new Group Clinical Directors of Education & Training who commenced on 1st September as part of the NDTP Clinical Education & Training pilot. Prof John Cooke S/SWHG and Dr Sinead Murphy CHI, pictured with Prof Brian Kinirons – Medical Director NDTP
Delighted with the feedback from our first Spark Innovation Summit! 99% of attendees feel the Spark Summit enhanced their understanding and interest in innovation & technology in healthcare. We’ll definitely be back bigger and better next year! See a video of the summit here:
'Look to the doctors who are happy and emulate their behaviours'. Professor Frank Murray, director of NDTP, giving great advice to incoming interns to the inaugural National Intern Gathering
#hsemedinterngathering
@AVIVAStadium
.
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the
#DrSteevensScholarship2024
:
Dr Brendan Kelly, Dr Stefanie Croghan, Dr Ian Reynolds, Dr Catherine Sarah Weadick, Dr Catherine King and Dr Elaine Quinlan
Congratulations!
Stay tuned for more information about the fellows.
Welcome to our new National Lead NCHD Dr Carol Norton & Innovation Fellow Dr Ciara Carroll. The NDTP team are looking forward to supporting you in your new roles!Best wishes to the outgoing National Lead
@evamariaor
& Innovation Fellow
@t_chkierna
for your tireless work all year!
Good luck to all NCHDs starting new roles tomorrow, and a special good luck to our Intern colleagues starting this chapter in their career!
#NCHD
#changeover
NDTP are delighted to announce that an ePortfolio will be available to all NCHDs via their NER portal, in May 2021
The ePortfolio will allow NCHDs to record their experience and will enable them to generate a logbook.
#NCHD
#NER
#HSE
#Doctors
A special welcome message from
@GozieOffiah
the Clinical Lead of the Medical Intern Unit and NDTP Director Prof Frank Murray to the 2020 cohort of Medical Interns starting their remote Intern Induction today . We thank you and wish you all the best of luck!
Today, we celebrate International Doctors Day. We recognise and appreciate the valuable role doctors play in healthcare. Here in NDTP, we were delighted to celebrate it with our Medical Director, Dr. Brian Kinirons and our National NCHD Lead, Dr. Jennifer Finnegan.
#DoctorsDay
We are very happy that this year Spark Ignite is open to all disciplines and
departments nationally within the HSE to enable all staff to bring their innovative ideas for improvements towards reality. Applications are open now!
@HSELive
@HSE_HR
@hselibrary
@HIHIreland
Calling all HSE staff with innovative ideas to improve our health service - applications to Spark Ignite 2020 now open! Terrific opportunity to avail of the invaluable expertise and support offered by
@HIHIreland
Supported by
@NDTP_HSE
and
@NurMidONMSD
A fantastic turnout for the inaugural National Intern Gathering. See video below for some of the highlights from the day and the comments from our attendees and speakers. We hope to make this an annual event.
#HSEMedInternGathering
UptoDate can be accessed for free from all HSE devices for all NCHDs.
🔹
To access from home, set up an Athens account at HSE
#NCHD
#UptoDate
#HSE
#Free
We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the tireless work and dedication of our NCHDs working in every part of the country and health service throughout a year like no other.
Wishing you and all frontline healthcare workers a happy, healthy and safe Christmas 🎄
NDTP are delighted that Dr Ciara Carrol and Dr Carol Norton have won the NCHD Project of the Year at
@HealthAwardsIrl
.
Working with our DIME team they developed the innovative E-Portfolio. Take a look at our video to learn more!
TraumaDoc, a Spark Seed Funding project, has been launched as a national standard for the management of Major Trauma Patients. Congratulations to Dr Shane Broderick (SPR ED) & team for the delivery of this fantastic project.
@noca_irl
#InnovationFellow
#NOCA19
And that’s a wrap on the National NCHD Conference! We are so thankful to every attendee, speaker and exhibitor who attended and contributed to today’s event.
#NCHDConf2024
@NLNCHD
DOCTOR HEALTH🧡
We are proud to support
@PracthealthInfo
in providing free, confidential medical care for doctors facing mental ill health and addiction🧑⚕️
Don’t be afraid to reach out and find out more at ✅
@RCPI_Trainees
@COAIrl
@RCSI_Irl
Huge congratulations to all the winners at tonight's
@NDTP_HSE
Spark Awards in the
@portershed
who will receive bursaries and tailored mentoring to support their innovative ideas to improve patient care. Fantastic night and well done to all involved!
#Innovation
#SparkIgnite
Thanks to HBS Recruit & the Chief Information Office an algorithm has been developed to allow the normal 50 preferences of the intern matching process to be considered. We hope this will alleviate the
concerns and anxiety expressed by intern applicants. Best of luck to all!
Dr Carol Norton, National Lead NCHD chairing the panel discussion here at
#medcareersirl
, reassuring medical students & interns to 'believe in yourselves & your worth.' Having made it this far, you have the dedication & capabilities for long rewarding medical careers!
#MedEd
Doctors, nurses and staff across the country are providing vital services today and every day. We are so grateful for your hard work at Christmas and your dedication to patients.
Happy Christmas and thank you from the team at NDTP.
Welcome to all doctors participating in the HSE IMG Scholarship Programmes. Induction was provided to trainees from the Sudan Medical Specialisation Board and The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. We wish you well over the next two years working and training in Ireland
In April we are going to focus on the different educational supports available to NCHDs in the HSE – make sure to follow us so that you are accessing all the supports available to you.
The countdown is on! There are just 7 days until the NDTP National Medical Workforce Conference 2023.
Join Conference Chair, Prof. Gozie Offiah, on Nov 9th for a full day event exploring the impact of HSE Health Regions on how we work, how we train and how we live.
#NDTPConf23
Thank you to everyone who attended the National NCHD Conference on Friday. We were thrilled to see so many NCHDs present. National Lead NCHDs
@NLNCHD
, Drs Casey and Creegan along with NDTP would like to thank our excellent speakers, sponsors and exhibitors.
#NCHDConf2024
Design-thinking Workshop held at NDTP today - unpacking the issues around less than full-time working for NCHDs 🙌
Thank you to the Consultants, Training Bodies, Medical Manpower and NCHDs for partaking! 💪
@RCPI_news
@RCSI_Irl
@ProgrammeSpark
@HSELive
@ForumPGTBs
#AWSRCSI
Fantastic session discussing women in surgery in Ireland, progress made and what’s required going forward with Prof Eilis McGovern & Prof Deborah Mc Namara at The Association of Women Surgeons Meeting
#NDTP_HSE
#INNOVATIONFELLOW
#RCSI
Dr Crowe shares changes implemented by the
@MedCouncilIRL
to improve the regulatory process. Including policy documents, introduction of liaison officer and communication strategies. The
@MedCouncilIRL
met international regulatory bodies to gain insights.
#NCHDConf2024
Attention all NCHDs!
NDTP are pleased to announce that the decision has been made to extend the one-off rollover of TSS balances for another year.
More details available at
Rita Doyle highlighting key traits of good doctors: good communication, compassion and empathy, curiosity, skepticism, strong work ethic but remembering to strive for work life balance, humility, professionalism
#hsemedinterngathering
#valuingdoctors
Well done to all the entrants and winners at this year's HSE Open Access Research Awards! These awards encourage and reward open access publishing in the Irish health sector
#hseoaawards18
Happy National Doctors Day! On 30 March, we recognise & appreciate the valuable role doctors play in our healthcare. Check out our leaflet that celebrates doctors and shares important information about supports, roles, research & key dates:
#doctorsday2024
The NDTP National Flexible Training Scheme is now accepting applications for July 2019! Please visit our website for more information and to download an application form.
#NCHDs
#FlexibleTraining
#FlexibleWorking
Welcome & congratulations to this year's cohort of Interns who have began their induction. Over the coming weeks they will complete shadowing before kicking off intern training. This is a significant milestone in their career and we wish them all the best on their career journey.
Former National Lead NCHD, Dr Jennifer Finnegan,
@DrFino
shares her experience transitioning from NCHD to consultant in a model 3 hospital
#NCHDConf2024
Dr. Seán Casey, National Lead NCHD, spoke today on the topics of wellness and leadership at the St. Luke's Symposium in RCPI.
#RCPISymposium23
@RCPI_news
@NLNCHD
The
@NDTP_HSE
Lead NCHD Programme, in partnership with
@ICGPnews
have introduced a programme called “A GP for every NCHD.” You can read more about the programme here:
Apply now for the Leadership & Management Scholarship 2021
“Part-funding for NCHDs who wish to pursue a Masters degree in Management & Leadership skills”
Visit for more
Attention all NCHDs!
You have free access to BMJ Best Practice for the latest information and evidence for diagnosis and treatment decisions.
Access is automatically enabled via the National IP or can be accessed anytime via the mobile responsive website or the app.
Dr Eamonn Shanahan
@ICGPnews
is relating the GP Training Experience "regionalised from the get go".
Intake of 350 up from 150 10 years ago.
People identify with their own schemes and tend to stay in the area when qualified.
#NDTPConf23
The National Doctor’s Training and Planning Unit (NDTP) is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 HSE National Supernumerary Flexible Training Scheme.
The deadline for applications is October 29th. For details of the scheme, see below:
#medicalcareers
NDTP are proud to announce that the 2021 cycle of Development Funding will be launched earlier than normal this year.
Full details will be issued before the end of March 2021
NDTP are proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Annual Medical Retention Report. This report, to be published annually, aims to quantify complex flows of doctors moving in and out of Ireland and presents strategies to improve retention rates.
Not long now until the National Intern Gathering Day 2019 to be held at the Aviva Stadium on June 28th, 2019. If you haven't registered yet please do so now as the day is fast approaching.
#interntraining
The Aspire 2019 Applications are now OPEN! Please find the link to the guidance and application form here or visit our website for more information and to download an application form.
#NCHDs
#retention
#AspireFellowships
NDTP's new Annual Retention Report highlights statistics surrounding retention rates of Irish trained doctors. NDTP is currently undertaking a qualitative study on retention by interviewing doctors awarded CSCST in Ireland between 2016-2021. To take part:
As a HST Trainee did you know that you can claim up to €500 per annum from your HST fund and that this rolls over for the duration of your training? You can use this towards anything from textbooks to a Masters or PHD. Contact your training body for more details and how to apply
And that is a wrap on this year's National Medical Workforce Conference as Conference Chair Prof Gozie Offiah closes the event by thanking
@ingridmileyRTE
as MC, the speakers and the attendees.
#NDTPConf23
@OffiahGozie
We are proud to announce the launch of the Aspire Fellowships 2021 today!
🔹
🔹
NDTP are pleased to open the call for fellowship proposals for Post CSCST Aspire Fellowships until September 14th 2020
🔹
More details at
One of our previous Aspire Fellows, Dr Peter Lonergan, competed a Fellowship in Quality Improvement in Surgery in 2018
🔹
Currently studying at
@UCSF
, he is returning to
@stjamesdublin
in July 2021 as a Consultant Urologist
Attention NCHDs
@RCPI_news
are holding free weekly webinars to help you manage the COVID-19 pandemic. More information is available here . Can't attend? Recordings are available to watch online afterwards. We stand in awe of all at the
#COVID
ー19 frontline!
Did you know that your TSS can be used to support research activities – you can claim reimbursement for journal/publication fees for research and printing of academic posters for conferences.
#research
#medicine
#medicalresearch
#NCHD
#tss
The official launch date for the new EPortfolio is the 20th of May! NCHDs can access this feature on their NER portal from that date.
For more information visit
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Clinical Innovation Awards 2023. Congratulations to Dr Conor Judge, Dr Claire Stenson and Dr Declan Sheppard.
Congratulations to this years recipients of the Dr Steevens’ scholarships and bursaries! More information on the four scholarships and four bursaries awarded under the Dr Steevens’ Scholarships Programme for 2018 can be found here
We'd like to thank everyone who took part in the Spark Seed Funding Workshop at
@talentgardenie
. The future of healthcare is in the innovation and imagination of those who work on it's front lines.
@NDTP_HSE
Applications for Spark Seed Funding now open for innovative projects led by NCHDs, nurses and midwives. We will be offering support to individual and multidisciplinary group projects. Find out more on our website: . Queries to spark
@hse
.ie
Prof O'Reagan
#NDTPConf23
speaking about the needs for technology in healthcare. Paper based systems are resource inefficient, and the development of RHAS must be supported by technological change.
#NDTPConf23
Don’t forget to register for Medical Careers Day this Saturday, 5th of October at the Aviva Stadium. Explore opportunities within different medical specialties and attend career planning seminars and exhibition stands.
#medcareersirl
#medicaleducation
We had a great meeting today with the Postgrad Medical Training Leads. Great things happening with this group! Thanks
@CookeJohnP
for sharing this photo.
Excellent meeting today of regional
@NDTP_HSE
Postgrad Medical Training leads. Today was our last get together during Prof Brian Kinirons tenure as medical director. It was great to be able to mark the occasion & to reflect on the significant progress during his time at the helm
Minster for
@roinnslainte
@DonnellyStephen
is now addressing the conference and speaking about the vision of the Health Regions and how the design has been led by the voice of healthcare professionals and patients.
#NDTPConf23
National NCHD Leads, Dr Sean Casey & Dr Daniel Creegan have welcomed
#NCHDLeads
from across the country to the HSE Boardroom in Dr Steevens' Hospital for the Lead NCHD Autumn Workshop. They will network & discuss challenges in their region.
@NLNCHD
🎊TSS UPDATE! NCHDs can now claim for Laptops/Tablets via their NER App -once every 4 years from the date of purchase (as per receipt) from the earliest date of 09 January 2023.
Updated guidelines and user guides are at:
#MedEd
#NCHDs
#TSS
We are seeing the wonderful tweets from Doctors finishing Med School. We congratulate all of you and wish you every success in the next stages of your Medical Careers. 🥳🥳🩺
Very happy to see this NDTP supported initiative announced
@ICGPnews
. A directory of GP practices who can accept NCHDs onto their list for GP services is more pertinent now than ever. We hope there will be a high uptake both of GP practices registering & NCHDs using the services
"A GP For Every NCHD" initiative has been announced by
@ICGPnews
. After spending much time working on it with the strong support of
@ritakj
, it's very rewarding to see it advancing to the stage of recruiting GPs who are interested in providing healthcare to our colleagues. (1/)
🏆Congratulations to
@DrRachelMc
and
@ProgrammeSpark
on winning NCHD Project of the Year at the Irish Healthcare Awards! 👏Well done to Irish Trainee Emergency Research Network
@RCPI_news
on their commendation in this category.
#IMTIHA23
Attention NCHDs! The NCHD Training Support Scheme (TSS) is launching on 8th July 2019, which provides additional training support funding for NCHDs. Click here for more information …