Tony Canavan

Intent: An additional €200,000 per annum in funding

Details: Increased annual operational funding from the HSE

Intent: Ensure REO's are aware of the services we offer from our histology labs in Sandyford

Details: Histology Laboratory information to REO's

Intent: Understanding of and support for the programme for government commitment to the roll-out of Autism One-Stop Shop / Community Support Hubs

Details: Engaged with public representatives on the roll-out of the Community Support Hub Model

Intent: To inform the development of Ireland's next National Cancer Strategy

Details: Organising an event to launch a Cancer Dashboard for Ireland

Intent: awareness of priorities for the region ahead of a workshop at AICIC26

Details: Assess laboratory priorites for West and North West

Intent: The agenda items for the meeting below;• Winter plan for region • Short stay contract beds• 2026 HSE regional priorities• 2026 NHI priorities • Dates for 2026 meetings The aim of the meeting was for NHI members in the West North West Region to work in collaboration with the HSE Regional Health Area of West North West on a number of issues mainly winter planning, discharges from hospital, short stay contract beds and NHI and HSE priorities for 2026.

Details: NHI met with REO West North West and the IHA Managers to discuss older person care for the region.

Intent: To secure an office space in in Mayo for our new Mayo Parkinson's Nurse to see patients in-person.

Details: Wrote to the REO for the HSE Region to request an office space for our incoming Mayo based Parkinson's Nurse

Intent: That the relevant person would attend the conference.

Details: Invitations to FASD in Ireland Conference

Intent: to highlight the social and commercial determinants of poor health and the need for cross departmental action on health inequalities::to highlight the relationship between access to pornography and sexual and gender-based violence and the need for legislation in this area. ::to highlight the current issues in relation to the Mental Health Bill 2024 and the involuntary admission and treatment of patients with severe mental illness

Details: Invitation to attend the IMO AGM 2025 educational sessions

Intent: To increase awareness of DFI, our role and purpose. Share data from the CSO on disability prevalence in their region. Profile DFI members in their region. And to raise topics of concern to our members to the REO - funding, capacity, and communication.

Details: HSE Restructuring - Health Regions and REOs