Mayo University Hospital

Seven Sláintecare projects to benefit Mayo patients

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THE Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, has today announced that Mayo is to benefit from significant supports for seven projects through the Sláintecare Integration Fund.

Minister Ring said the projects are designed to move more care into the community and will lead to improvements for patients with chronic conditions, diabetes and heart failure, as well as supporting older people to be cared for in their own homes.

He said: “Sláintecare is our plan to reform the health service, dismantle the HSE and deliver more care close to home.

“This will take time but we want to start rewarding people who are embracing the Sláintecare vision and encourage everyone to think how we can provide more integrated care.

“That’s why this government has established the Sláintecare Integration Fund and I am delighted we are now announcing the successful applicants with €20 million in funding for 122 projects across the country.

“These projects show how joined-up thinking and working in partnership can help us reach Sláintecare’s goals of shifting the majority of care to the community, reducing waiting lists and improving experiences for patients and staff across the health and social care service in Ireland.”

The seven projects are as follows:

<span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Organisation</span></b></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Project</span></b></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Description</span></b></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Full Year Funding(&euro;)</span></b></span></span></span>
<span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Saolta Hospital Group &amp; CHO2 (Galway,Roscommon, Mayo)</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Osteoarthritis KneePathway</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Toprovide timely access to evidence-based treatment forosteoarthritic knees, at the most appropriate, cost-effectiveservice level</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'>&euro;112,053 (Total fundingacross Mayo, Galway and Roscommon)</span></span></span>
<span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>CHO2 (Galway, Roscommon,Mayo)</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stanford Chronic Disease Self-ManagementProgramme in CHO 2</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This project will promote Stanford ChronicDisease self-management model hospitals in western region. Thismodel supports people with long-term health conditions to acquirethe generic skills required to become effective partners in theirown health</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'>&euro;128,463&nbsp;&nbsp; (Totalfunding across Mayo, Galway and Roscommon)</span></span></span>
<span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Saolta Hospital Group &amp; CHO2 (Galway,Roscommon, Mayo)</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Implement a structured exercise programme forpeople with Diabetes</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Delivery of a structured education programme-DESMOND, by specialist dieticians and nurses to thosenewly-diagnosed with diabetes</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'>&euro;74,026&nbsp; (Total fundingacross Mayo, Galway and Roscommon)</span></span></span>
<span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mayo University Hospital &amp;CHO2</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Integrated Population based Falls Model forMayo</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This project will help older patients to avoidfalls and potential hospital admissions through the provision of afalls screening tool, bone health information and falls preventionclasses in Mayo</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'>&euro;134,097</span></span></span>
<span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WesternAlzheimers</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Western Alzheimers BefriendingService</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This voluntary befriending service will supportpeople with dementia and allow for primary carers to get a shortbreak. The service matches a volunteer befriender with a compatiblecompanion.&nbsp; The support will range from companionship in theperson's home to partaking in sharedinterests</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'>&euro;61,653&nbsp; (Total fundingacross Mayo, Galway and Roscommon)</span></span></span>
<span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mayo University Hopsital/PrimaryCare</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Development of the physiotherapy led PulmonaryRehab services in primary care</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Theproject will improve patient access to Pulmonary Rehabilitation(PR) at locations in the community</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'>&euro;122,812</span></span></span>
<span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Saolta HospitalGroup</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Electronic ordering for Gastrointestinal Patientlab tests</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This project will provide a better service toour patient's needs and allow a shorter turn-around-time for testresults</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'>&euro;124,954 (Total fundingacross Saolta Hospital Group)</span></span></span>

 

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