http://hdl.handle.net/10147/48925 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:17:52 GMT 2013-05-23T07:17:52Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/251752 Title: Report of expert advisory group on women's health issues Authors: North Eastern Health Board (NEHB) Description: The National Health Strategy launched in 1994, outlined the need to have a policy on women's health that was based on a comprehensive view of women and the issues that effect their health. Following the introduction of the National Health Strategy. and the reference to women's health needs, an expert Advisory Group to review women's health issues was set up by the Chief Executive Officer of the North Eastern Health Board (NEHB), Mr Donal 0 Shea. The Advisory Group consisted of a number of health professionals from the North Eastern region along with the participation of a consumer representative. In June, 1995 the Minister for Health. Mr. Michael Noonan introduced a discussion document regarding the development of a policy for women's health. This was welcomed by the Health Board and was further used by the Advisory Group in association with the National Women's Council of Ireland throughout the consultation process. Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/251752 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/250676 Title: A Model for a New Community Mental Health Service Authors: North Eastern Health Board Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/250676 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/250031 Title: The Cavan/Monaghan mental health service a model for a new community mental health service the Cavan / Monaghan project Authors: North Eastern Health Board (NEHB) Description: The development of psychiatric services in Ireland has mirrored the developments taking place internationally. There has been a move from institutional to community care and a marked decline in hospitalised morbidity. This decline has resulted primarily from the reduction in numbers of long-stay patients. At the same time, however, admissions t o mental hospitals have risen substantially, placing- considerable pressure on acute psychiatric beds. A phenomenon has developed of rapid turnover, with a cycle of readmission, short length of stay and often-premature discharge, leading to further readmissions. As a result, services for patients can be unduly determined by availability of bed resources. Sat, 01 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/250031 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/245431 Title: CAWT (Co-operation and Working Together): Population health profile of the CAWT region Authors: North Eastern Health Board (NEHB); North Western Health Board (NWHB); Northern Ireland. Social Services Board Description: The Population Health Profile of the CAWT region gives information at an all-CAWT level and identifies those areas in which the health and well-being of the resident population compare favourably and unfavourably with the rest of Ireland. One of the main aims in writing this report has been to consider the CAWT region as a discrete entity and to identify issues which are common throughout the whole area. CAWT has been in existence for almost 10 years and much good work has taken place during that time to improve the health and well-being of the total population. In addition, each Health Board has been actively involved in meeting the ongoing health and social care needs of their local population and in planning for the future. This summary and recommendations acknowledge that work, however, there is always scope to improve the health and well-being of any population. The Population Health Profile of the CAWT region should inform CAWT about the current state of health in the region. lt will also act as a baseline against which to assess and evaluate programmes designed to improve health and may give pointers to future areas for programme development. As with any epidemiological report, this is 'information for action'. Recommendations I. There are almost 10,000 deaths in the CAWT region each year. Around 90% of these are from one of four main causes. Efforts must be targeted to reduce deaths from these, namely, cardio and cerebrovascular disease {stroke), cancer, respiratory disease and injuries and poisonings. 2. New initiatives must be taken to tackle major causes of morbidity, in particular, diabetes. This condition leads to complications such as increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, blindness, renal failure and increased congenital abnormalities and perinatal death in children of diabetic mothers. 3. The number of older people (65+ years) in the CAWT region is predicted to increase by 17% between 1999 and 20 I I. Plans must be made to cope with the increased health and social care needs of this age group. 4. The number of births to teenage mothers in the CAWT region increased by 30% between 1995 and 1999. There are now over I 000 births per year to teenage mothers in the CAWT region. Efforts must be made to work in partnership with other agencies, such as the education sector, to reverse this trend and reduce the disadvantage suffered by these mothers and children. 5. In the light of considerable problems in comparability of data, it is essential to revise data collection methods across both jurisdictions in order to provide comparable and robust data. Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/245431 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z