Reflecting on the past year or so and the future for Health and Social Care Professions

When I initially drafted this blog it was just coming up to a month on from our successful launch of HSCP Deliver – A Strategic Guidance Framework for Health and Social Care Professions 2021 – 2026, and I was focussing on moving forward with implementation. We were delighted to have been joined by 635 people

Brain Smart: Start Minding your Mind

Currently, there are around 65,000 people living with dementia in Ireland. It is predicted that this number could reach 157, 883 by 2046 (O’ Shea, Cahill & Pierce, 2017). Dementia remains hugely undetected and under-diagnosed in Ireland. Internationally, we know that fewer than half of people with dementia ever receive a formal diagnosis. Receiving a

Taking Our TEAM from Transactional to Collaborative

Working together as an integrated team, HSCPs (Health and Social Care Professionals) can achieve immediate meaningful change for patients by collaboratively influencing and shaping improvements in our services. As the Senior Speech and Language Therapist in the Acute Stroke Team, I was acutely aware of the life changing impact early intervention from HSCPs has on

Covid-19: is Psychological Safety our secret weapon in teams?

Covid-19 is a threat to most teams and particularly to those delivering health care. Healthcare systems depend on teams working interdependently to coordinate safe care within a complex, high stakes work environment. So what gives some teams an edge over others? To understand this, we need to open the black box and recognise the nuances

HSCP Response During Covid-19

In acknowledgement and huge appreciation of the approximately 17,000 Health and Social Care Professionals who have given so much of themselves in meeting the needs of our population during the pandemic, we are delighted to share this HSCP poster. The poster documents key work contributed by HSCP over the past eight months. It is also

Journey to the Teledactyl?

In the wake of COVID-19, we have all adjusted our ways of working. Some Health & Social Care Professional (HSCP) services were in a position to turn to Telehealth using telephone and video to maintain service levels, keep up with demand for services and keep themselves and service users safe. So is the concept of

Healthcare Education in the Time of COVID-19

The stark reality of COVID-19 hit as I, along with my classmates, were completing our final clinical placement, a moment that is usually seen as the beginning of the end of your physiotherapy degree. Looking back on college in the time of this pandemic, there were definitely positives and negatives. Commute time was drastically reduced,

2020: Stand Out Memories For Me

When we look back on 2020 in years to come, what will be our stand out memories? There will be a feature length episode of Reeling in the Years, that’s for sure! And there will be sad reminders of how many people lost their lives to COVID-19, how difficult it was for those working in

Jack Charlton’s Amazing Act of Kindness

Sitting on board an Aer Lingus flight in January 1996, I noticed Jack Charlton across the aisle from me. This was a significant flight for Jack, his final, emotional farewell voyage following his retirement as Manager of the Ireland team after nine great years in charge and three unforgettable major tournaments. I resisted the temptation

Transitioning to a Virtual Campus

The Experience of the RCSI School of Physiotherapy during the COVID-19 Pandemic In this blog, we want to share our experience of dealing with COVID-19 in the teaching, learning and assessment of our physiotherapy students. As a University of Medicine and Health Sciences, RCSI is well known for its international footprint. This, alongside our world-leading