😭😭😭😭 What a hero Peter O'Mahony is. If this his last game we will really miss him #IREvSCO #SixNations

👏 to Dr Ann-Marie Bright on super viva defence of her PhD dissertation ‘Prison-based mental health services’. Thanks Prof Ben Hannigan & Dr Gill Rayner for robust examination, and convenor Dr Eimear Spain.
Ann-Marie was supervised by Dr Annmarie Grealish & Prof Agnes Higgins TCD

Clinical Skills Coordinator Mairéad Hussey recently facilitated a Lunchtime Learning session to faculty on SureWash Go, a portable training system used to deliver assessment-based hand hygiene training and infection prevention & control (IPC) education.

Wishing the UL Team & Anna Pastrevika BSc Mental Health Nursing student from all the staff and students in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery

Over 1 billion people are now living with #obesity .

Obesity among adults has more than doubled since 1990, and has quadrupled among children and adolescents.

On #WorldObesityDay , World Health Organization (WHO) calls on countries to work with communities to ensure enabling environments and health

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🚨 The discussion between Niall Breslin and Ciara Glynn will not be one to be missed at our 'Leaders in Lived Experience' conference this Thursday.

Check out the agenda for the day 👇
mentalhealthreform.ie/leaders-in-liv…

#InCommunity #LivedExperience

For anyone interested in connecting with researchers working in the area of mental health, self-harm or suicide research, consider joining our C-SSHRI network! There will be lots of opportunities for networking, collaboration and learning in 2024!

🧵Tomorrow marks the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2024.

A variety of events will take place throughout the week focusing on the theme of 'Eating Disorder Recovery and Beyond: Respecting Individuality and Identity'.

It's Eating Disorder Awareness Week. 🌟 According to Bodywhys Approx 200,000 people in Ireland are affected by eating disorders and they have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. If you or someone you know is struggling, reach out for help. Recovery is possible.

Our Clinical Skills Co-Ordinator Mairead Hussey giving students on “A Taste of University” programme some demonstrations in our Clinical Skills Laboratories.

EHS run a two-day programme for a number of TY students from schools in the Mid-West. #UL #DNM #EHS #Nursing #Midwifery

Last week, The Department of Nursing and Midwifery were involved in the largest ever immersive emergency simulation.

Our staff and students full immersed themselves in the experience. See what the triage unit looked like on the day.

#UL #Simulation #DNM
#EmergencySim

Places are booking up fast for the Virtual Midwifery Conference taking place on the 22nd of February. SCan the QR code or click on the following link to register for this event hse.webex.com/webappng/sites…
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The #PRISM project in partnership with Mental Health IRL IrishResearchCouncil Maynooth University aims to understand the needs & experiences of a young person who is supporting a friend with a survey co-designed by a young person (18-25) advisory group. Get involved👇 #LoveIrishResearch

Book a place today for the upcoming UL Open Day that will take place on Saturday 20th January 2024.
See the link for more details ul.ie/opendays

Have a question? Feel free to contact us at [email protected]

#UL OpenDay #OpenDay #UL #StudyAtUL #DNM #Nursing #Midwifery

New article entitled 'A scoping review on the psychosocial interventions used in day care service for people living with dementia' by Dympna Tuohy, Liz Kingston, Eileen Carey, Margaret Graham, Liz Dore and Owen Doody. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

We're proud to say that our friend & colleague Catherine Brogan is the new Chair of the National Implementation and Monitoring Committee (NIMC) of 'Sharing the Vision – a Mental Health Policy for Everyone (2020-2030)

Read about it here 👉mentalhealthireland.ie/sharing-the-vi…

#recovery

The days leading up to Christmas can be a whirlwind of activities and plans, often leaving us feeling overwhelmed. But fear not! Our festivities wellbeing plan is here to guide you on prioritising what matters. Take a moment to explore it and find ways to stay well. 🎄

It makes a great Christmas present 😉

Well done Barbara Lloyd Sylvia Murphy Tighe and colleagues on this research 👏