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We are aware that the visiting restriction means that our patients can feel lonely, a note can make a difference to their day, here in UHW we have set up an email address where you can send a letter/a picture to your friend or relative. UHWANote2U
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Welcome to the new team, Ina & Serena who have commenced as the Critical Care Outreach cANP's working from ICU & HDU ensuring that all patients discharged from the High dependency areas are followed up & the patients are progressing well on the road to recovery.
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A wonderful turnout on the day we wished our General Manager who led the staff through many obstacles and curveballs over the past 4 years, Grace will be missed by so many as she heads to pastures new, a great big míle buíochas to you 👏👋👏👋
Picture 1: Diane Behan. Duathlon World Champion in Romania June 2022 Picture 2: Diane Behan ED Nurse
@UHW
, July 2022. What a difference a few days make? Congratulations, super times on the bike and the road. 🚴♀️🏃♀️👏👏
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#Ateam
#kepttheshowontheroad
Pictured are the fantastic IT team
@uhw
who worked tirelessly and continue to do so to ensure that we are up and running after the cyber attack 💪👍👌🤌👏👏👏👏
The start of the goodbyes. Happy retirement to our Chief Pharmacist Jonathan Oakes who is retiring after 26 years leading the department here in UHW. Wishing you well Jonathan, you will be sorely missed by many, your expertise and people skills will not be easily replaced.
We love when our staff get the recognition they deserve Congratulations to Mary McDonald CNS who had a paper published in BJN, read about the very novel way peristomal skin complications were eliminated, Well done to the Colorectal team 👏👏
@SurgeryUhw
Another momentous day
@uhw
, 1st hospital in the SSWHG where a patient who had an unhealthy gut (C diff)was transplanted with Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), Curative intent..... Well done to the team in Endoscopy
#leadersnotfollowers
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@SurgeryUhw
@AmbulanceNAS
Thrilled to herald a new era at
@UHW_Waterford
! Performed our first 4
#Colorectal
#RoboticSurgery
operations with remarkable success - patients recovering swiftly with less pain. This breakthrough is a game-changer for cancer & complex surgeries in the South-East. Exciting future
Congratulations & best wishes to Caroline Lamb who retired today. Caroline came to UHW 20 years ago She leaves a huge void in our hospital as she was clinical facilitator for critical care, and ethics officer.
#skippingoutthecdoor
As the hospital has come under unprecedented pressure due to an incident in Wexford hospital & seasonal flu we ask that you consider all options before presenting to ED. Consider visiting your pharmacist or your primary care team who may be able to assist. Thank you. 🌈
Congratulations to Norma
@NormaCaples
CNS Heart Failure
@uwhw
who has recently been appointed as the National Heart Failure lead nurse. Well done Norma.
Brightens up the corridors, makes the visit to the ED less intimidating for Paeds. Well done to the ED team always improving the experience for the patient
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The newly crafted paeds waiting room in ED
@UHW_Waterford
is coming together nicely! Fantastic work by Universal Graphical, looking forward to the finished product.
Congratulations to Dr Anne Horgan and the Oncology team here in UHW
They have won the Innovation and Service Development of the year
Award 2018 at the Hospital Professional Awards held recently.
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UHW Cherry Ward opened in
@UHW_Waterford
yesterday, 24 single rooms with ensuite accommodation for our patients. Wonderful facilities for the patients, relatives and staff. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen.
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Staff in ED delighted to receive a stock of the new patient property boxes, staff and patients happier in the knowledge that property is identifiable and that there is a safe keeping solution available
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@SouthEastCH
@NAS_Waterford
@NationalQPS
Pharmacist Eimear McGowan teams up with
@hseNCCP
to provide national Intrathecal
#Chemotherapy
(ITC) e-learning tool on HSELanD delivering a standardised training package for healthcare staff involved in the compounding prescribing & administration of ITC
#puttingpatientsfirst
Thank you to Quishs SuperValu Tramore for their very kind donations, these fab hampers will be distributed among the lab staff
@UHWLab
who are continuing to work around the clock.
#inthistogether
🛑UHW is now closed to all visitors due to an outbreak. Visiting can be arranged by contacting the relevant Ward Manager for exceptional circumstances such as critically ill patients, children or those who require special assistance. Thank you for your cooperation. 😷🌈🛑
On sunny days we encourage all of our visitors and staff to protect themselves from the sun. At each of the exits in the hospital we have installed sunscreen dispensers ⛱️☀️🧴👒👕slip/slop/slap/seek/slide
Deise abú What a weekend for Deise fans, we had a white & blue day to support the team Pictured with
our colleague Clodagh Carroll who lines out on Sunday with the Snr Camogie team we would also like to wish the minor ladies best of luck on Sat in the All Ireland football final
If you have contacted bed management
@UHW
over the past 20 years you may have spoken to the lovely Geraldine who is moving to a new post within the hospital from Monday next, the bed management team will miss her but the Med El team will be happy with her experience
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🌈👏
some of the happy staff who received their comfort packs from the great people of Waterford
#welovewaterford
#inthistogether
thanks to the businesses who contributed & to the staff who coordinated.
Staff in Maternity Services wish Clodagh Carroll & the Waterford Senior Camogie team best of luck in the upcoming All Ireland Camogie Final v's Cork this Sunday. Clodagh is a microbiology student doing Summer work with us.
#Wardsdecorate
#Seaofbluewhite
.Mná Na Déise!
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ú
A wonderful day for our hospital & for this fabulous group of SETU 1st Yr BSc Nursing Students . Prior 2 commencing on their very first day of practice placement they received kind & words of wisdom from our Director of Nursing, Ms. Orla Kavanagh.
#exciting
#rewardingjourney
Super weekend for some of our oncology team at the IANO conference this week. Amy Duggan SN winner of the Sheila Clarke award- Amy shows leadership and empathy in her working day. Nominated by her colleagues
#iano
#winnerwinner
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#staffappreciation
When one of our most popular Senior Nurse Managers retires it is a great excuse for tea &cake, Nora's kindness to staff and patients was spoken about by all present, when it is said that it will take a team to replace someone we are sure that it was Nora who was alluded to. 💐🥮
UHW ED is experiencing high attendance rates. If you are OVER 65 & calling 999 the pathfinder team may respond if your concern is not urgent. PATHFINDER: paramedic & therapist assessing you at home to avoid transport to the ED where possible. You can also be referred by your GP
Congrats to all our fabulous midwives here in UHW on
#IDM2021
beautiful cupcakes for the staff acknowledging of their special day 😷👏🌹
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Our organisation has great leaders and great team players we salute one such gentleman today Mr John Ghita, Security Manager here in UHW, John is a important cog in the UHW wheel and has a great rapport with patients and staff.
#iamthepatientexperience
Big búaladh bós to the staff of UHW who once again showed that they are 2nd to none when it comes to patient care. A recent HIQA report showed evidence of the hard work and commitment to patient care 👏👏
Busy day
@UHW
today with the launch of the new delirium care bundles and the new "Pinch Me" prompt card to coincide with world delirium day. Get down to meet the experts and be in with a chance to win some great prizes
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@NAS_Waterford
@SouthEastCH
Today we bid a happy retirement to one of our discharge coordinators Olive Fitzpatrick previously CNM 11 Medical/Orthopaedics & Bed Management after 44 years of wonderful service, she will be missed by her colleagues & patients. Good health & happiness to you.
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UHW Radiology Dept is delighted to launch an e-Referral pathway for GPs requesting diagnostic imaging
e-Referrals will allow closer alignment & faster admin processes with the NIMIS imaging platform as per HIQA recommendations
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So many people do amazing work in our hospital
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are taking the opportunity to showcase some of our amazing staff who work tirelessly for patients and staff. We want to highlight the positive work done by our staff every day- Day 1 Aisling Queally Intern Nurse
#patientcare
Patients
@uhw
lucky to receive excellent care from Norma who is definitely an Innovator. Always putting her patients first she is an amazing practitioner who is always looking at ways to improve patient care 👏👏👏
thanks a million to the staff
@westpharma
for their kind donation of PPE to keep our frontline staff safe
@uhw
coming together as a nation by staying apart
#welovewaterford
We wish to extend heartfelt gratitude to each member of staff who worked with us through 2023 a special thanks to those of you who worked over the holiday period.
Your kindness has made a real difference to the lives of our patients. Wishing you health and happiness for 2024
The CEO of
@HSELive
visited UHW on Monday last, he came to thank the management and staff for their outstanding service throughout the last few challenging years where Covid & the cyberattack made difficult working conditions. 🌈😷thank you for your support
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Our new COPD Integrated Care Service is enabling selfcare education, hospital avoidance, supported discharge and pulmonary rehabilitation to patients with COPD An initiative supported by
@slaintecare
funding & community partners
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We are blown away by the kindness & generosity of the public, your words your gifts by practicing social distancing & by staying home mean so much to us here in UHW
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Congratulations to theatre staff of UHW who with the SSWHG colleagues won the category for Innovation in Service Delivery "Transforming Theatre Programme Project" The project helped to contribute an extra 1636 used theatre hours & 1775 extra patients treated for 1st 6mts 2023
Congratulations & best wishes to one of our Consultant Anaesthetists who today retired, Colette was joined by her friends and colleagues this am for some beautiful cake and refreshments Heath & happiness to you. 🧑🎄🎄🎅
You will be all glad to know that Santa has a good strong sinus rhythm and has been given a clean bill of health by the CCU staff who were winners in the "decorate your door" 2022
SISK visited
@UHW_Waterford
Paediatric Ward morning with lovely wooden handmade toys for the ward. These toys are made by the SISK apprentices every year. Thanks so much to everyone at SISK.
#sisktoys
University Hospital Waterford are recruiting for a number of nursing positions across a variety of specialties. For informal Enquiries please contact the Recruitment Department by e-mailing uhwrecruitment
@hse
.ie or by Tel:
051 848446/848778
A huge thanks to all at UHW who organised fundraising events the proceeds were donated to the Red Cross to assist with the Covid fight in India. UHW flew the Indian flag 🇮🇳in solidarity with our Indian staff.
#proudtoassist
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@NormaCaples
, President of
@INCAnursing
, will deliver a session on the new guidelines & upcoming treatments for
#HeartFailure
at National Prevention Conference on 19th & 20th Nov.
#NIPC2021
Join Norma & many more distinguished speakers by registering now:
A great weekend for one of our pharmacists who was part of the Weightlifting Ireland team in Norway this weekend. Anne Marie Meagher pictured on the podium following her silver medal win at the European Masters. Well done Anne Marie 👏🏋️♀️
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UHW Theatre Group have presented cheques to our two chosen charities,Down Syndrome Waterford & Waterford Autism Social and Sports Action. A wonderful achievement and thank's to everyone for the wonderful and continuing support.
To date we have raised the 41,600 euro for charity.
A 1st birthday is always a special one Congratulations to Grace CNM11 Early Transfer Home Scheme who celebrated the service 1st birthday, Grace has had more than 1500 interactions with moms since the service was set up- that deserves cake
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In support of our Ukrainian friends we had a cake sale this morning the generosity of all was so apparent
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#beststaff
over 3k winging its way to the front line staff in Ukraine
#staysafefriends
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Staff Nurse Colette Cunningham NICU
@UHW_Waterford
has won a national competition for her emotive story told from the perspective of a baby.
She was awarded this prize at the Nursing & Midwifery Awards 2019 in Dublin on 11 May 2019. Colette attended with her husband Paul.
A number of our staff have Sudanese connections & their homeland will always be in their thoughts, the current conflict in Sudan has seen a demand for assistance so this morning we held a successful cake sale to assist the people of Sudan. Thank you to the bakers & buyers
Our ED department is coming under unsustainable pressure, we have had over 300 patients attend the ED in the last 24hours. Please keep ED for illnesses or injuries that cannot be treated in primary care. All patients who attend ED are triaged & seen in order of clinical priority
Shout out to Doctors who have already or are planning to return home & are willing to take on a clinical role in one of our Acute Hospitals in the SSWHG We would greatly value your support to increase the clinical capacity Registration fees will be waived & HSE contract available