Engaged with Ministers Office on the services and their opening - Phone callHeld two launch events for Community Support Hubs in Dublin and Galway. Each hub was opened by Minister Higgins and attended by a range of public representatives - Event / ReceptionInvited public representatives and designated public officials to attend both launch events - Email
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.
Invitation to all REOs and the CEO of the HSE to attend the FASD in Ireland Conference. - EmailInvitation to all TDs and Senator in Clare to attend the FASD in Ireland Conference. - EmailInvitation to the Minister for Health to attend the FASD in Ireland Conference. - Email
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
3 Meetings held with HSE REOs in Q1 2025: - Meeting with Tony Canavan (REO West and North-West) on 17/01/25. - Meeting with Dr Andy Phillips (REO South and South-West) on 20/03/25. - Meeting with Sandra Broderick (REO Midwest) on 25/03/25. - Meeting
Intent: To advise the HSE that Joint Organising Committees (INMO and Forsa) are to be established within each of the 6 Health Regions in order to progress members mandate. Once these are established, there will be further rollout of the Joint Organising Committees at the hospital and IHA level.
Details: The unsafe approach to workforce planning by the HSE nationally resulting in growing health and safety concerns due to inadequate staffing and additional workloads
Ongoing correspondence re. industrial action action, seeking information re. staffing (e.g. number of agency staff, number of vacancies, etc), and seeking to resolve the issue of staffing deficits - Email
community awareness & fundraising event - Event / Receptioninvestment in neuro-rehabilitation services in the NW - Emailinvestment in neuro-rehabilitation services in the NW - Event / Reception
