North Western Health Board (NWHB)http://hdl.handle.net/10147/488892024-03-22T09:46:27Z2024-03-22T09:46:27ZA New Model for Mental Health Services in the North West of IrelandThe Sainsbury Centre for Mental Healthhttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/6084632019-08-30T13:01:47Z2004-01-01T00:00:00ZA New Model for Mental Health Services in the North West of Ireland
The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
The purpose of this review is to examine the effectiveness of current adult mental health services provided by the North Western Health Board, the deployment of resources, and to make proposals on how NWHB could develop its mental health services to reflect modern evidence-based good practice.
The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH) was commissioned by the North Western Health Board to develop a model for service delivery for adults with mental health problems. The terms of reference for the review were
• SCMH to propose a new service model that is evidence based and is service user and carer orientated.
• SCMH should take into account emerging national policy changes.
• SCMH should make challenging but achievable proposals.
• SCMH should highlight areas of good practice to be built upon.
• SCMH should identify management and service structure developments that would be necessary to support the proposed new service model.
SCMH were also requested to address the interface issues with other care groups especially Older People’s Mental Health, but also Child and Adolescent Services, Forensic Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Learning Disabilities Services.
SCMH seek to address this challenge by offering a detailed service model for adult mental health services, proposing additional developments for older people’s mental health and identifying areas for resolution in terms of interfaces with other care groups. These recommendations are supported by proposals for an implementation plan that identifies service development priorities as well as organisational and workforce development needs.
2004-01-01T00:00:00ZLifeskills for health promotion: the evaluation of the North Western Health Board health education programmes for the NWHB Health Promotion Steering Committee.Nic Gabhainn, SaoirseKelleher, CecilyNorth Western Health Board (NWHB)http://hdl.handle.net/10147/5595282019-08-30T11:56:13Z1995-09-01T00:00:00ZLifeskills for health promotion: the evaluation of the North Western Health Board health education programmes for the NWHB Health Promotion Steering Committee.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelleher, Cecily; North Western Health Board (NWHB)
The main impetus for the development of school health education came from
the grass-roots concern of parents and educators who perceived changes in
adolescent behaviours with impact on Society. Given the structure of schools,
this concern often led to individual initiatives in those schools who saw
themselves as liberal or their pupils as high-risk. Many innovative individuals
and schools around the country searched for models of implementation and
materials. Some devised and developed their own, but others pleaded overcrowded
time-tables, lack of training or a subject area simply too controversial
or personal to be included in the school. In these cases it was frequently seen as
analogous to 'relationships' or sex education. Individuals and groups around
the country began to approach local voluntary, health and other professionals
for advice and input to their school programmes.
1995-09-01T00:00:00ZNorth Western Health Board financial statement and service plan.North Western Health Board (NWHB)Harvey, Pathttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/5594642019-08-30T12:27:29Z2004-01-01T00:00:00ZNorth Western Health Board financial statement and service plan.
North Western Health Board (NWHB); Harvey, Pat
In delivering the Service Plan in the past year we achieved generally what we set out to do in
that we:-
• Put the patient first and maintained and indeed enhanced services
• Dealt with the budgetary challenge by reducing costs, overheads, Indirect expenditure
and increasing income - a challenge which in effect amounted to an overall €20 m
Value for Money and productivity initiative
• Continuously checked our services throughout the year for quality and whether they
would match that which we would wish for our nearest and dearest - thus fostering
programmes of innovation and continuous improvement matched with safety
2004-01-01T00:00:00ZSurvey of oral health of children and adolescents, 1997/'98North Western Health Board (NWHB)http://hdl.handle.net/10147/5592892019-08-30T12:02:45Z1998-01-01T00:00:00ZSurvey of oral health of children and adolescents, 1997/'98
North Western Health Board (NWHB)
[n 1997 the North Western Health Board commissioned the Oral Health Services Research
Centre at University College Cork to oversee and direct an epidemiological survey of children's
dental health in the counties of Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim.
The fieldwork for this survey took place in 1997 and 1998 and involved roughly four months
work each on the part of four dental teams. The study was designed to be the most
comprehensive dental survey ever undertaken in the North Western Health Board.
It not only examined dental decay levels in children at ages 5, 8, 12 and 15, but also examined
items such as gum disease, orthodontic treatment need, damage to teeth from accidents, staining
of teeth and attitudes to dental care.
The study was designed to examine differences in dental health status between the counties and
also, within each county, between the areas which were fluoridated and those which were not.
The study was also synchronised with a parallel study in the Western Health and Social Services
Board in Northern Ireland, which comprises the counties of Derry, Tyrone and Fermanagh, using
comparable survey criteria. This aspect makes this report unique among the regional dental
health surveys in Ireland.
1998-01-01T00:00:00ZNorth Western Health Board Recruitment and Selection guidelines: notes for members of interview boardsNorth Western Health Board. Personnel Department.http://hdl.handle.net/10147/3381592019-08-30T12:01:04Z1996-01-01T00:00:00ZNorth Western Health Board Recruitment and Selection guidelines: notes for members of interview boards
North Western Health Board. Personnel Department.
Thank you for agreeing to partake in the Board is
Recruitment and Selection Process. Research has shown us
that a well planned and well focused interview is still one
of the most commonly used and most reliable methods of
selecting employees.
Good Recruitment and Selection Procedures are key
requisites to the development of an effective workforce.
With the current emphasis on cost effectiveness, efficiency
and accountability it is of particular importance in highly
labour intensive organisations such as Health Boards, that
the Selection method matches the right person to the job. It
is essential therefore that we get the 'best fit' candidates to
match the strategic and operational requirements of the
Board.
1996-01-01T00:00:00ZHealth informatics: a strategy for the North Western Health Board.North Western Health Board (NWHB)http://hdl.handle.net/10147/3377172019-08-30T12:04:01Z2000-10-01T00:00:00ZHealth informatics: a strategy for the North Western Health Board.
North Western Health Board (NWHB)
Provision of a comprehensive and appropriate health and personal social service to the people in the North
West is a complex and challenging undertaking. To make the optimum impact with what resources we have
available to us, to position ourselves properly for the future, bearing in mind in particular the rapidly
changing environment of technology, science, economic development, social structures, expectations and
opportunities, is the context within which we have to operate. Superimpose on this the geographic spread,
the number of service settings and centres, the range of services, the very many care groups from children
to elderly, from physical to mental conditions, and it becomes apparent that we need to have the most
modern and comprehensive of information systems to support a daunting challenge.
The world of information and communications technology (ICT) is there to be exploited. It presents us with
very significant opportunities but these can only be properly realised if we are elaborate, ambitious and
comprehensive in our endeavours to ensure that a strategy exists by way of response.
2000-10-01T00:00:00ZNorth West Inter Agency Drug Group annual report 1998.North Western Health Board. Health Promotion Department .http://hdl.handle.net/10147/3376682019-08-30T11:57:10Z1999-04-01T00:00:00ZNorth West Inter Agency Drug Group annual report 1998.
North Western Health Board. Health Promotion Department .
The North West Interagency Drug Group was formed in 1995 to co-ordinate the
region's response to problems around drug and alcohol misuse. The group
commissioned a survey 'Young People and Drug Misuse in the North West', and the
results and recommendations of this report were published in 1996.
Following on from the recommendations of this report the interagency group
expanded its representation to include other relevant groups and agencies. A
strategy co-ordinator was appointed in 1997 to facilitate the work of the group
and to provide support and highlight concerns in the region.
This annual report summarises the activities that the group was involved with in
1998. The North West Interagency Drug Group has an overall brief to co-ordinate
activities in relation to supply reduction, demand reduction and treatment.
The report looks at these areas of activity. covering seizures of drugs in the area
and the range of responses aimed at reducing demand. The treatment figures for
1998 as well as developments in treatment in the area are also included.
Research is a necessary component of supporting current and developing new
practice. The report summarises the research carried out in 1998 and outlines the
main findings.
1999-04-01T00:00:00ZPartnership in action: CAWT business plan: 2002-2006.Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT)North Western Health Board (NWHB)North Eastern Health Board (NEHB)Western Health and Social Services BoardSouthern Health and Social Services BoardEU Programme for Peace and ReconciliationINTERREGhttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/3366482019-08-30T12:43:20Z2007-01-01T00:00:00ZPartnership in action: CAWT business plan: 2002-2006.
Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT); North Western Health Board (NWHB); North Eastern Health Board (NEHB); Western Health and Social Services Board; Southern Health and Social Services Board; EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation; INTERREG
By July 2002, the CAWT Organisation had been in existence for ten years.
In December 2002, the Chief Executives and Chainnen of the participant
Health Boards and Trusts re-signed the Ballyconnell Agreement and
reaffinned their commitment to the concept of cooperating and working
together for the good ofthe resident population of the Border Area.
An independent evaluation of CAWT, which was carried out by the Centre
for Cross Border Studies and was published in 2001, reported that CAWT
had made good progress towards achieving all of its key objectives. It
highlighted the need for a clear strategic direction for CAWT, the
development of a population needs assessment and improving staffing
levels in the CAWT Resource Unit.
This objective analysis of CAWT's structures, processes and outcomes had
a major influence on the shape of the CAWT Strategic Plan 2001- 2004.
The plan identifies the key themes and specific service areas within each
programme of care where CAWT has identified that cooperative working
and research would be of benefit. It includes a number of action points in
relation to the development of effective management arrangements to
support CAWT business including the optimum involvement of the
provider system.
2007-01-01T00:00:00ZLifestart Newtowncunningham: annual report 2003.North Western Health Board (NWHB)http://hdl.handle.net/10147/3366272019-08-30T12:43:20Z2003-01-01T00:00:00ZLifestart Newtowncunningham: annual report 2003.
North Western Health Board (NWHB)
Educating and empowering parents of children from Birth to the
age of five so that these children are enabled to reach their full
potential
The Ethos of Lifestart is one in which, children, parents, staff and
committees are encouraged to grow and develop in an open,
respectful, accountable and holistic way which is sensitive to the
uniqueness of each person.
2003-01-01T00:00:00ZStudent's drinking behaviour: a survey of alcohol use among students in second level schools in the North West Region: preliminary findings.McAuley, Brianhttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/3363502019-08-30T12:43:22Z1989-05-01T00:00:00ZStudent's drinking behaviour: a survey of alcohol use among students in second level schools in the North West Region: preliminary findings.
McAuley, Brian
In 1987 the Chainnan of the Health Board Mr. Patrick Harte T.D. requested that a
survey be carried out to ascertain the level of alcohol consumption among young
people in the north west. In 1988, the Chief Executive Officer of the Board
requested the Acting Programme Manager Community Care to use the expertise
of the Board's Schools Programme personnel to carry out such a survey.
In April 1988, Mr. Brian McAuley drew up a plan to carry out an alcohol survey
of second-level school students which was agreed by the A/Programme
Manager Community Care. A survey instrument was developed by the Schools
Programme staff which was discussed with Dr. Michael Murray of the Applied
Health Unit of the University of Ulster who provided consultancy to the project.While the majority of students had not taken an alcoholic drink the following table
indicated that more than two thirds of boys in the leaving cert and pre-leaving
cert class had taken a drink and that 69% of girls in the Leaving cert class had
taken a drink. The overall picture seems to indicate that a minority of students in
the junior cycle and a majority of those in senior classes had taken a drink. This
does not indicate that they would drink in any regular fashion, neither is it meant
to represent that they had just taken a sip from someone else's glass.
1989-05-01T00:00:00Z