Account of the Chief Director of Nursing and Midwifery for the Saolta Hospital Group, Paul Hooton

University Hospital Galway
Joined November 2021
Wonderful to be here in Letterkenny at the Anp/Amp symposium celebrating 20 years of advanced practice #ANP/AMPCelebrationDonegal @CDONMSaolta @HSE_West_NWest @NMPDUNorthWest
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Delighted to welcome Minister of Health @DonnellyStephen to #SligoUnversityHospital 🏥 ☑️ Visit to @EMedSligo ☑️ Visit to ICU ☑️ Opened Home from Home birthing suite ☑️ Opened Ambulatory Gynae Unit Recognition of hard work in reducing waiting list from 4️⃣yrs to 4️⃣weeks
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So proud what a great day @saoltagroup celebrating our first group of post reg Children's Nurses we presented them with their badge recognising their great acheivement.Thank you @CDONMSaolta @GraBauer @NurMidONMSD @TCD_SNM @MauraHeffernan2 @CNMEMayoRos @nevin_gene for joining us
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A wonderful welcome for EONS president Virpi Sulosaari in GUH today - cancer nursing from GUHand PUH shared insights into their services @saoltagroup @CDONMSaolta @CancerUniGalway @IANOcancernurse
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Ms. Ann Marie McDermott, Director of Public Health Co. Mayo opens the afternoon session as chair at the #intergratedcare2023 conference @CHO2west @scnn2020 @saoltagroup @CNMEMayoRos @HSELive @chiefnurseIRE @CDONMSaolta @siobhanmh @NurMidONMSD @nmpduwest @ccneireland – at Galway, Ireland
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"I’m lucky I survived and I plan to mark every day of it." Moninne was rushed to LUH where she was treated for sepsis in ED and transferred to ICU. She spent 14 days in ICU before slowly starting to recover FULL STORY: saolta.ie/news/family-urge-g… 2/
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A special mention for the incredible #cancer nurses across the Saolta Group on European Cancer Nursing Day; patient advocates, clinical experts and all round superstars 🌟 #ECND23Go4Innovation #ECND23
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On #InternationalNursesDay I want to thank all our nurses for everything you do each and every day. We are a community of caring, talented professionals who lift up our colleagues and help each other thrive.  Congratulations to our Preceptor Award winners bit.ly/3O4n7ZO
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Showing the love for our all nurse and student nurses on #InternationalNursesDay 💓 Nurses are the beating heart of healthcare, we appreciate your hard work, professionalism, leadership and commitment to patient care today and every day #OurNursesOurFuture @HSE_HR @CDONMSaolta
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European Heart Failure Awareness Week is 01 to 07 May. “Let’s Bump up the Pump” is a new campaign devised by @IAHFNurses to raise awareness around heart failure 💓 📸Dr Susan Connolly, Consultant Cardiologist and Niamh Elwood, CNS FULL STORY: bit.ly/3p4khtB
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Throughout the 4-month pilot, 152 patient assessments were carried out by the ANP Oncology. The benefit to patients is shorter waiting times, ease of access and continuity of care while the hospital benefits from additional capacity added back to the Oncology Day Unit
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Congratulations @ainemlynch11 and best wishes in the role. A great appointment 👏👏@PGallagherIEHG @CDONMSaolta @petrinadonnelly @hseie @chiefnurseIRE @CHI_Ireland @GSGerShaw
Congratulations to Áine Lynch, who has been elected to serve as Vice President of our Board. Áine is a registered general nurse and is currently Interim Chief Director of Nursing and Midwifery at @DMHospitalGroup. We wish Áine all the best during her term as Vice President.
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Replying to @siochain29
Congratulations to the international recruitment team and all the nurses that support the integration of our international nurses of the last 16 months . This is a phenomenal achievement.
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Great to see so many attendees at the Quality, Patient Safety & Risk in Maternity & Gynaecology Services Conference 2023, hosted by the Saolta Group and NWHIP today. A fantastic line-up of multi-professional speakers from across Ireland
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Congratulations Janice and colleagues, incredible advocates for the nursing profession 👏
An oncology research project led by Advanced Nurse Practitioner Dr Janice Richmond at Letterkenny University Hospital is providing practical benefits to patients receiving oral anti-cancer medication in Donegal Full story: bit.ly/40s60nJ
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🤔Did you know? The Roscommon Injury Unit treats injuries that are not life-threatening, such as broken bones, dislocations, sprains, wounds, scalds and minor burns Roscommon Injury Unit is accessible from Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Offaly, Galway and Westmeath
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Replying to @HSE_West_NWest
@saoltagroup @CDONMSaolta @gallagher_olive @anneflooddrake @mccarthymt7 . @janicer46432601 you’re one of Saolta’s finest!
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