We are delighted to receive a recent Hospital Saturday Fund grant to facilitate GP venesection nurse training and education for GP Practice Nurses in Ireland. As part of our funding, we partnered with the Education and Training Programme team in Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal to develop a competency-based curriculum to manage venesection treatment for patients.
Our aim is for this curriculum which has been approved by NMBI, to be replicated across the country. We would like to extend a sincere thanks to the wonderful education team in the NW region, including Mairead Murphy, Kathy Taffe, Charlotte Hannon, Teresa Donnelly, Lynn Stoddart, Emma Ball and venesection nurses Akhtar Arif and Margaret Dobbin for their expertise in developing this programme. Their dedication is a true example of integrated and collaborative working to improve patient care.
For more information on this initiative, you can read two of the latest articles from SAOLTA and the Independent here:
World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week will take place from 1-7th June 2025. If you can help in any way, organise an information stand, or do an interview on local radio, we need your help! If you have new media contacts or if you know of entertainment or sports personalities who can endorse our campaign, please get in touch.
Our AGM takes place this year on Saturday 24th May 2025. There will be an option to attend in-person at the IBTS building in St. James’s Hospital, James Street, Dublin or online via webinar. Teas and coffees will be available from 10.30am and the business of the AGM will start at 11am.
Join us and Dr. Michelle Murphy, a Psychotherapist and lecturer in health and social care specialist and therapist. Her research has contributed to developing community and mental health services. Michelle offers practical, evidence-based brain health tips for everyday life.
