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📢 Discounted tickets for HSE Spark Innovation Conference 2024 today! . Check out discounts through Early Bird offer with additionally discounted fees for HSE staff🔽🔽
@HSELive
@NDTP_HSE
@WeHSCPs
@NurMidONMSD
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Great News! Spark is expanding!
@NationalQI
@NurMidONMSD
@NDTP_HSE
are welcoming
all Health and Social Care Professionals in the HSE to our team.
@CcoHse
@crowley_philip
@JackieAReed
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SPARK GOOD NEWS!💡
Delighted that we have co-funded the first Designer in Residence in an Irish hospital - Máire Kane
@stjamesdublin
Paving the way towards a human-centred design approach to healthcare!
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
via
@IrishTimes
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DID YOU KNOW?
There are 26 Health and Social Care Professions!
@WeHSCPs
Each one plays an integral role in the patient's journey. All HSCPs are eligible to apply for Spark Funding in the upcoming initiatives. Details of the next campaign coming soon!
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
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💡INNOVATOR OF THE WEEK💡
#4
:
@NormaCaples
Norma Caples is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Registered Nurse Prescriber in
@UHW_Waterford
.She has over 20 years experience working Cardiology and spent the last 8 years focussing on heart failure.
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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The wait is over, the judges have made their decision. The Spark Ignite Winners are...............................
Wee Catch it!
@Berniehiggins_
@anniemammy
#SparkSummit22
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And that’s a wrap, what an amazing day!
From all of us at the Spark team thank you so much to everyone who attended!
@dburkephysio
@JaredGormly
@happymadwifemum
@heffernan_c1
@DrRachelMc
#SparkSummit22
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💡INNOVATOR OF THE WEEK!💡
#7
Dr Dara Byrne
@DrDaraByrne
- Professor of Simulation Education in Healthcare
@NUIGalwayMed
- Director of Simulation for
@saoltagroup
- Founder: Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation
@IrishCAPSS
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING! 🔥
Are you an NCHD, Nurse/Midwife or HSCP looking to transform the way we deliver healthcare in Ireland?
Are you dynamic, resourceful and an excellent team player?
We Need You! 🤩--->
Thanks to:
@WeHSCPs
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
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INTRODUCING - HOSPITAL INNOVATION FUND!💡
OPENS TODAY - we are looking for senior-led projects across the HSE to apply for funding of up to €60,000!
Link and Applicant's Guide here -->
Let's make a difference!🏆
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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HOSPITAL INNOVATION FUND! 💡
EIGHTY-FIVE amazing frontline innovators have applied for the HIF 2022!
Distribution of entries here --->
The review process has begun - best of luck to all applicants! Your passion and dedication is inspiring!
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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Calling all HSE staff with innovative ideas to improve our health service - applications to Spark Ignite 2020 now open! Terrific opportunity to avail of the invaluable expertise and support offered by
@HIHIreland
Supported by
@NDTP_HSE
and
@NurMidONMSD
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💡INNOVATOR OF THE WEEK!💡
#6
Siobhan Manning -
@SiobhnManning1
Service Innovation and Design Lead at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.
@MaterTransform
@LeanMater
@MaterTrauma
@WeHSCPs
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
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That’s a wrap from the
@ProgrammeSpark
Team at
#HealthSummit23
🥰
Well done to
@heffernan_c1
and
@DrRachelMc
on their talks!
Met some incredible people- forming many future collaborations 🙌
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
@JaredGormly
@happymadwifemum
@dburkephysio
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WELCOME AMY!🥰
@happymadwifemum
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of our first:
National Nursing/Midwifery Innovation Fellow: Amy Carroll!
@NurMidONMSD
🙌
Amy comes to us from
@lukes_ck
and has been a midwife since 2004💪
@mapflynn
@NallyJeremiah
@NDTP_HSE
@WeHSCPs
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💡INNOVATOR OF THE WEEK💡
#9
Jincy Jerry
@JerryJincy
Assistant Director of Nursing Infection Prevention and Control, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
@MaterDublin
@MaterTransform
@MaterNursing
@IPCI5
@hpscireland
@nationalQPS
@HIS_Infection
@hse
@IPS_Infection
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WHAT. A. DAY!💙
Quite emotional to be back in person and to feel the energy in the room again! What an inspiring bunch 🙌
Day 1✅
@JaredGormly
@heffernan_c1
@happymadwifemum
@dburkephysio
@stevegriffinIRE
@DrRachelMc
@jenniferedge10
@gill_sinead
@Berniehiggins_
@shepkaj
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💡INNOVATOR OF THE WEEK💡
#13
!!
Sinead Thompson
@hopscotchlabour
Midwife, CMM2, National Coordinator for the Implementation of the Antenatal Standards for Education in Ireland
@NWIHP
@NMH
@IEHG
@NurMidONMSD
@jrnnmhucd
@ucddublin
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YOU CAN’T START A FIRE WITHOUT A …Spark! ✨
It. Is. Back!
#hsesparkignite2022
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
@DrRachelMc
@JaredGormly
@heffernan_c1
@mapflynn
@JackieAReed
@HIHIreland
@Loc_Enterprise
@HSELive
@SiobhnManning1
@stevegriffinIRE
@donnchadhh
@chrissoraghan
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📣Results just in 📣We’ll profile these winners in more detail tomorrow but 4 now..please b upstanding 4 the Spark Ignite Galway Region winners 2022 🎉
1st prize: €3,000 seed funding & a place in the national final
2nd prize: €3,000 seed funding
3rd prize: €1,000 seed funding
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WELCOME DERMOT!🔥
@dburkephysio
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of our first:
National HSCP Fellow for Innovation - Dermot Burke 🤩
@WeHSCPs
A senior physiotherapist - Dermot joins us from
@STMHDL
!👏
@JackieAReed
@HSCPsSVUH
@JaredGormly
@HIHIreland
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The ‘fellowship of Spark’ ready to go at
#SparkSummit22
!! This is first year we’ve had a fellow representing HSCP’s, Nursing/midwifery and NCHD’s.
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
@happymadwifemum
@dburkephysio
@DrRachelMc
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Attention all NCHDs, HSPC’s and Nurses & Midwives who want an introduction to Design Thinking. Places are limited so book your place by emailing the Spark Team at spark
@hse
.ie providing your name, role and hospital/unit by noon, Friday 26th March.
@NurMidONMSD
@NDTP_HSE
@WeHSCPs
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At Spark, it is often the most simple innovations that prove the most impactful! Our first round of seed funding will open in mid-August! Think you can make a positive impact in your clinical area? HSCPs, nurses, doctors of the HSE, we need you!
@WeHSCPs
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
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We are delighted to introduce our two new National Fellows for Innovation and Change
@RachelMcNamara3
and
@IvanYu91
! We wish them all the best in the exciting and challenging year ahead. Read more about their profiles below:
@NDTP_HSE
@HSELive
@DesignOTFL
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Finally, congratulation to
@marye_buckley
and her impressive team from University Hospital Kerry who won third place and €2,000 in funding to apply to their idea for managing patients at risk of developing delirium in the ED. A great show of team support on this project 💪💪
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SPARK SEED!! 🌱🌱
Congratulations to Fiona Kinsella and team in
@NeuroPTBeaumont
@Beaumont_SLT
@OtBeaumont
@neurobeaumontNS
who won best pitch from this morning’s session. Describing the needs of their patients and exploring empathetically family members role in this👏👏👏
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#SparkSummit22
@SiobhnManning1
sharing her wealth of experience and knowledge in service innovation and design. Creating psychological safety to support change in
@MaterTransform
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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💡INNOVATOR OF THE WEEK💡
#2
- Caitriona Heffernan
@heffernan_c1
Caitriona Heffernan is the Innovation Programme Lead for Ireland South Women and Infants Directorate.
@HIHIreland
@CUHimprovers
@WeHSCPs
@NurMidONMSD
@NDTP_HSE
@IvanYu91
@RachelMcNamara3
@JaredGormly
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Delighted to award Derek Nash,
@ciaradolanleavy
and team with Spark Funding for their project to streamline O2 management for COPD patients at UHG! 💡Congratulations on a brilliant pitch!👏
@saoltagroup
@irishthoracicS
@IvanYu91
@DrRachelMc
@WeHSCPs
@JackieAReed
@trevorvaugh
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Announcing the Winner and Runner-up in this mornings Design on the Frontline Final. In the professional category, the awards go to....
Many congratulations to the teams for fantastic pitches, concepts and designs!
@stjamesdublin
@NDTP_HSE
@DesignOTFL
@WeHSCPs
@NurMidONMSD
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We’re a big fan of
@NormaCaples
here in Spark. Her joy of innovation and development is palpable. Her app and the description of the skills she learnt to implement change with the
#SparkIgnite
programme is inspiring!
#SparkSummit22
@UHW_Waterford
@Irishheart_ie
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👭 On
#internationalwomensday2024
, we honour the remarkable contributions of
#womeninhealthcare
Innovation throughout Ireland.
At Spark Innovation, we proudly acknowledge and celebrate the vibrant community of innovators who lead the way in propelling healthcare forward.
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TEAM NEWS 😍🤩
We’re very proud of our
@DrRachelMc
featuring this week in
@WomenMedIreland
. Rachel is starting the 2nd year in team Spark and has been a total trailblazer championing frontline innovation at every turn
@NDTP_HSE
@WeHSCPs
@NurMidONMSD
#SundayWiMIN22
Week 29: Dr Rachel McNamara, National Medical Fellow for Innovation
@ProgrammeSpark
, SMO
@PublicHealthMW
. Best Team Player SHO 2021. Chair of 1st
@IMO_IRL
NCHD Women in Medicine Working Group, spokesperson for
#StandingUp4NCHDs
campaign.
➡️
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Spark sees that it is the people, not just a good idea that make meaningful improvements a success. If you have noticed a problem and are interested in learning about designing meaningful change, we want to hear from you/your group!
#innovation
@NurMidONMSD
@NDTP_HSE
@WeHSCPs
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Good luck to the St James' Hospital Team led by Dr Chris Soraghan. Your PPE project - 'Visitor gown for easier doffing' is another great innovation coming out of SJH! All the best for the
@DesignOTFL
final.
@NDTP_HSE
@WeHSCPs
@NurMidONMSD
@stjamesdublin
@chrissoraghan
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💡INNOVATOR OF THE WEEK💡
#11
Dr Conor Malone
@DrConorMalone
- Health Informatics Registrar
@stjamesdublin
- National Wikipedian in Residence
@hselibrary
- Ophthalmic Surgery Registrar
@NDTP_HSE
@JaredGormly
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💡WE’RE GROWING!💡
The Spark Programme are offering a unique opportunity to one Nurse or Midwife
@NurMidONMSD
and one HSCP
@WeHSCPs
!
Come join our dynamic team driving innovation across
@HSELive
#SparkMDT
🤩
@mapflynn
@JackieAReed
@IvanYu91
@DrRachelMc
@JaredGormly
@NDTP_HSE
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Hot off the press!! 📗📘📒📕
The new ‘Nursing & Midwifery Contribution to the Spark Innovation Programme Annual Report 2021’
Copies available at the
#iadnam2022
conference.
@NurMidONMSD
@GSGerShaw
@happymadwifemum
@mapflynn
@JaredGormly
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EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!
Applications for the first of this years Spark Seed Funding will open next Monday 16th August! We will be posting some examples of former recipients over the next week for inspiration
#sparkseed2021
💡
@NDTP_HSE
@WeHSCPs
@NurMidONMSD
@HSELive
@NationalQI
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Delighted to announce our Galway Region winners for this year’s Spark Ignite competition. Congratulations to
@Berniehiggins_
and
@anniemammy
from Dept. Public Health, Limerick who pitched their brilliant solution for obtaining a clean catch urine sample in children and adults 👏
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🎉 Exciting News! We are featured in today's
@IrishTimes
Read about some of Bright Sparks Awards winners of 2023.If you're a healthcare professional with an innovative product or service idea, we want to hear from you. Reach out spark
@hse
.ie & let's spark innovation together! 🚀
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THANK YOU ALL!💡
We have put together a short video to honour and showcase some of our wonderful innovators! 👏
Huge thank you to
@NormaCaples
@jamesrichardsk1
@chrissoraghan
and David!
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
Check it out —>🙌
via
@YouTube
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WELCOME CATHAL🤩
Cathal Mac Dhaibhéid -
National NCHD innovation Fellow
- is the newest member of our Spark Family!
@NDTP_HSE
After completing Core Surgical Training in
@RCSI_Irl
- Cathal completed an MSc in Medical Device Design
@NCAD_Dublin
@MSc_MDD_NCAD
👌
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💡INNOVATOR OF THE WEEK💡
#14
!!
Niamh Gibney
@gibneyniamh4
Senior OT in community adult mental health Mullingar
@WeHSCPs
@MLMCommHealth
@tcddublin
@nuigalway
@RCSI_Irl
@ucddublin
@AOTInews
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🎉 As we bid farewell to 2023, we're thrilled to unwrap a little present for you! Get ready for another
@HSELive
Spark Summit in 2024, and this time, we're heading to
@MansionHouseDub
on June 20th Until then, relive 2023 highlights
#hsesparksummit2024
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SPARK ON TOUR 🤩🚗
Dermot & Jared visited
@Peamount_Health
today to explore how Spark can support innovation there. Another example of how
#Sparkseed
isn’t just about funding, but guidance, support & partnerships! Looking forward to seeing what happens next here!
@WeHSCPs
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HIF UPDATE!💡
Due to the volume of ideas that could revolutionise patient care, we are reaching out to collaborators to try to fund as many projects as possible!
We now expect to notify applicants by March 9th.
Philanthropic contacts welcome😅
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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INSPIRED!
Delighted to announce the Best Pitch of Night 2! 💡
“SLT Sensory Survival Package”
Elizabeth Downey
@downey628
and Claire Smith from Chatterbox EIT Cavan/Monaghan
@CavanMonaghan
Congratulations - you will receive Spark Support!! 🎉
@WeHSCPs
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
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SPARK ON TOUR🤩🤩
Our Amy is out and about again today- attending the
@NWIHP
Advanced Midwifery Practice conference in Limerick!
#AMPCONFERENCE
Please come and talk to
@happymadwifemum
if you want to know more about Spark and our initiatives!!
@margquig
@NurMidONMSD
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ANNOUNCEMENT!
First round of Spark Seed Funding OPEN NOW-->
You will see from the form, that you don't need a fully fledged idea to apply - if you can see a problem that you think you can solve in the HSE, this is for you!
@NDTP_HSE
@WeHSCPs
@NurMidONMSD
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INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH🤩🤩
This month we wish to honour the wonderful
@gill_sinead
👏
A Clinical Nurse Educator in Critical Care in
@ICUTallaght
Tallaght University Hospital soon commencing a new role in Innovate Health
@InnovateTUH
as a Clinical Innovation Specialist.
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INTRODUCING...THE SPARK SUMMIT! 16/06🗻
A one day event celebrating all things Frontline Healthcare Innovation😊
- Inspirational Key-Notes✅
- Emerging Tech✅
- Poster Competition✅
- Breakout Skills Sessions✅
Tickets ->
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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Taking second place in this year’s Spark Ignite Galway Regional Finals is project lead Emma Beatty from CAMHS, North Galway. Her team’s digital solution aims to support targeted physical health intervention for children under the care of CAMHS. Well done to Emma and team 👏👏
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Spark Seed Live 🌱
Up next: Emma Harte pitched a Novel Therapeutic Makeup artist Service for patients in the National Rehabilitation Hospital!
Very moving patient feedback - giving patients back their sense of personal identity and control👏
@NRH_fdn
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Preparing 4 our second night of regional finals here at Spark HQ.Really looking forward 2 hearing the pitches of our Cork innovators this evening💡
@johnfitzsimons9
@happymadwifemum
@HIHIreland
@NationalQPS
@HSE_CDI
@WeHSCPs
@NurMidONMSD
@NDTP_HSE
@HSEchange_guide
@HSE_DA
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MAP TIME!
We received a mind-blowing 158 Applications for Spark Seed Funding, from almost every county in Ireland!
All of you frontline innovators should be exceptionally proud of yourselves!
Shortlisting decisions will be circulated TONIGHT!
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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SPARK SUMMIT. IS. BACK! 🧡
**Early Bird**
Packed with inspiring keynotes, real healthcare Innovation examples and the latest in emerging health tech💡
Discount codes available for
@HSELive
staff - email spark
@hse
.ie!
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
1
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CALLING NURSES & MIDWIVES
@HSELive
!
Do you want to be our next Spark Nursing/Midwifery Innovation Fellow? ⭐️
Check out what our current fellow
@happymadwifemum
says about the role -->😊
Apply ->
@NurMidONMSD
@mapflynn
@JaredGormly
@AnpMrht
@AnpMater
1
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SPARK ON TOUR 🚙!!
Amy
@happymadwifemum
back in
@UL
today talking to 3rd year student nurses & midwives 🤩 Exploring the power of innovation to these future nurses/ midwives and 🤞future Spark applicants!
@NurMidONMSD
@ULHospitals
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We are delighted to invite you to Designing Health for an Ageing Population - A 2 Day Design + Innovation Bootcamp
It will focus on devices 🪛 services 🏥 and patient experiences 🧓 in the field of caring for the older person
🎟️GET YOUR TICKET NOW! 🎟️
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The Spark Innovation Programme and the ONMSD are proud to announce the creation of a new and exciting fellowship opportunity: The Nursing and Midwifery National Fellowship in Innovation. We are now open for applications!
@NDTP_HSE
@HSELive
@NurMidONMSD
1
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We were proud to support
@sandragreen91
with funding to design the Inhaler Toolkit for Green Prescribers - Spark Seed Project!💚
Great example of frontline innovative activity from the powerhouse group
@IrishDocsEnv
💪
@irishthoracicS
@ICGPnews
@NDTP_HSE
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SPARK SUMMIT!🗻
We are seeking abstracts outlining current or past innovation, change or QI projects taking place in the Irish Health system💡
Successful abstracts will present a poster on the day🏆
Link for tickets->
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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CALLING HSCPs
@HSELive
!
Would you like to be our next Spark HSCP Innovation Fellow?⭐️
Check out what
@dburkephysio
has to say about the role below ->
Apply->
@WeHSCPs
@JackieAReed
@HSCPsSVUH
@HSCPConnolly
@cuh_hscp
@MaterHSCPs
@Physiobuddie1
@ot_uhw
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What better way to celebrate 'World Innovation Day 2023' than to name our latest:
💡HSE SPARK INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH 💡 :
@nenad_1982
Anna Marie is a skilled Innovator and Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner
@ULHospitals
🏆--->
@NurMidONMSD
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SPARK DESIGN 💡💡
Very exciting news today as we launch NEW!! 💡Spark Design💡✨✨
Spark design now offers self selection to design thinking online talks & workshop’s for frontline HSE & section 38 organisation staff.
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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SAVE THE DATE - JUNE 15th 2023!📅
The Spark Summit is BACK with more incredible stories of innovation ingenuity from across the health service 💡
Stay tuned for speaker announcements and ticket releases⭐️
@NurMidONMSD
@NDTP_HSE
@WeHSCPs
via
@YouTube
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We’ve kicked off! A great introduction to the day by the Head of the Spark Innovation Programme
@JaredGormly
. An exciting day ahead. Keep in touch and add your comments as we go using the our hashtag for the day
#SparkSummit22
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
@NDTP_HSE
@HSE_DA
@HSELive
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EXCITING!!
Under an hour to go to our first Live Pitch Event for Spark Seed Funding ! 💡
A terrific line-up of innovators from a wide variety of disciplines - shaping up to be an inspiring night!
As always - supported by our contributors
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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Design workshops look a little different these days!
Thank you to
@trevorvaugh
for a great, thought provoking workshop and thanks to all of those who attended this evening, Spark can't wait to hear about and support some of your projects in the future!
#Spark
#Design
#Innovation
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Patient journey mapping in full flow!!
@Peamount_Health
@dburkephysio
@MaireKane1
Martin Ryan
@NCAD_Dublin
@HSECHO7
@DMHospitalGroup
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GOOD NEWS!❄️
The Festive Season is in full swing🤩
Will you be one of the first to check out our Annual Report 2021 on our new
@HSELive
website? 😊
A huge thank you to
@WeHSCPs
@NDTP_HSE
and
@NurMidONMSD
, and to each one of you for making it possible⭐️
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Thank you to Elaine Chillingworth, a nurse and patient advocate for sharing her cancer journey and her search for innovative solutions. So powerful, thought provoking and inspiring change
#SparkSummit22
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AND WE’RE OFF! 🤩
We will be live tweeting from the first Spark Ignite Workshop! 🔥
Please use our
#SparkIgnite22
to get the conversation going!✨
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💡INNOVATOR OF THE WEEK💡
#8
Ali-Rose Sisk
@sisk_ali
-Neurosurgical Registered General Nurse
-Founding director of
@SafecareNS
-Final Year PhD student in
@ucl
@HIHIreland
@NurMidONMSD
@UCC
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💡ANNOUNCEMENT!💡
Thank you all for your heroic efforts in this current COVID wave. We have extended our Hospital Innovation Fund deadline to January 28th!
Details->
For further info mail sparkprogramme
@gmail
.com🙂
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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It’s been a busy week so far at
@ProgrammeSpark
HQ. Barely getting in before midnight with our winners from the Dublin b Regional Final held tonight. Lots of spotlighting of the winners from both regional finals in the coming days. Congratulations to all the participants 👏👏
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🚨Attention!🚨
3 tuition fee bursaries available to HCPs on
@NCAD_Dublin
's Professional Diploma in Service Design
Click below for more details
@WeHSCPs
@NurMidONMSD
@NDTP_HSE
@PeopleofHSE
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WHAT A NIGHT!
An honour to hear the amazing pitches from our 11 star innovators!
Our winner of Best Pitch tonight:
‘The FAIR Project’
Project Lead: Dr Sandra Greene
Congratulations - you will receive Spark support!
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
@TempleStreetHos
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💡INNOVATOR OF THE WEEK 💡
#12
Dr Christine Kiernan |
@t_chkierna
Specialist Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
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SPARK SEED 🌱🌱 Live tweet
Drum roll please 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
The winners of best pitch are:
@afternicu
in the
@RotundaHospital
for their empathetic and factual pitch about a great MDT service they are providing to parents after discharge from SCBU.
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THIS IS WHY WE’RE HERE!!❤️
Today we salute you😍
#SparkSummit22
Our Bright Spark Awardees!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 amazing innovators in healthcare✨✨
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
@t_chkierna
@DrDaraByrne
@mairinmurray
@jamesrichardsk1
@CcoHse
@SiobhnManning1
@happymadwifemum
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Very warm welcome to Asia and Gareth, hugely talented and passionate DESIGN INTERNS who will be hosted by
@ProgrammeSpark
,
@thinkactionable
, and the Healthcare Innovation Practitioners Network. We're delighted to have you on board!!
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POSTER COMPETITION!🤩
#SparkSummit22
Winning a One4All voucher and signed copy of
@thinkactionable
“ARRIVE” 😍
1st Place -
@stjamesdublin
Design of ICU comms Board
@DeirdreGilchri2
@chrissoraghan
@maire_kane
2nd Place -
@MaterTransform
@LeanMater
GN95 Gown
@LyNiamh
👏👏👏
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HSE SPARK IGNITE 23 - Winner 🤩
@siobhan_riu
and team at
@RIU_UL
@StJohnsHospLmk
And their incredible product:
‘Constant Pressure Device’
Thank you
@EITHealth_IRLUK
for supporting the initiative and
@smytho
for presenting🙏
Read more:
#SparkSummit23
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An action packed morning here at
@RCSI_Irl
as we launch into the first day of our Human Centred Design bootcamp in association with
@MaterTransform
. A dynamic multidisciplinary group from the field of Trauma and Orthopaedics addressing the challenges in their clinical settings💡
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SUMMIT SPEAKER DROP 🤩
Thursday June 15th ‘23 ⭐️
Check out the first of many amazing speakers below->
@maire_kane
-
Designer in Residence
@stjamesdublin
@BonKu
- Director @ Health Design Lab @ Thomas Jefferson Univ
@BernardGloster
- CEO
@HSELive
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NEW INITIATIVE ALERT ✨✨!!
@dburkephysio
HSCP Fellow launching the Community Innovation Fund, an initiative that aims to promote innovation in community based healthcare
#SparkCIF
#SparkSummit22
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We were honoured to be joined by the vitalising Dr
@GalvinMary
; sharing her tools for conducting innovation and design research 🤩
An exciting collab with
@NCAD_Dublin
and the teams
@MaterTransform
@stjamesdublin
@Peamount_Health
@CHIatCrumlin
@InnovateTUH
and
@team_stroke
🙌
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IT'S INNOVATION WEEK!🥳
@OPS_Ireland
We have compiled a National timetable of Healthcare Events!
Kicking off today with
@trevorvaugh
courtesy of
@IrelandSouthWID
@heffernan_c1
-->
Links to events will be posted here!
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@WeHSCPs
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“What’s rare is wonderful” 💎
A brilliant team day today
@TheDigitalHub
. Reflections on the past year & plans for an exciting year ahead for 2024 💪
📢 Watch out for our upcoming recruitment call for the National Innovation Fellows 2024-open 2 all Nurses,Midwives,NCHDs & HSCPs
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Kicking off tonight with the 1st of our regional finals 🙌 6 teams will pitch their ideas for innovations in healthcare and win seed funding to progress their projects.Thanks in advance 2 our judges. You’ll no doubt have a tough task ahead
@jgoodwinnurse
@IvanYu91
@heffernan_c1
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Whoop whoop! Looks like there’s plenty of interest out there in the world of innovation 🙌🙌
@WeHSCPs
@NDTP_HSE
@NurMidONMSD
@HIHIreland
@HSE_DA
@HSEchange_guide
@HSELive
@DonnellyStephen
@CcoHse
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SPARK SEED 🌱🌱
Drum roll please 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
The winning pitch for today was from
@westirelandgirl
Rebecca Lloyd from
@ULHospitals
who broke us all with her empathetic pitch about the power of companioning at the end of life. 👏👏
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Delighted to announce that The Spark Innovation Programme is moving to The National Quality Improvement Division of the HSE. This will enable the programme to expand so that more people in healthcare will be able to avail of The Spark Innovation supports.
#InnovationFellow
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We’re so delighted that
@CcoHse
Colm Henry virtually linked in with us here at the
#SparkSummit22
. Taking questions and sharing his passion in innovation in healthcare.
@HSELive
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🤫 Sharing a sneak peek at the line-up 4 next week’s Summit with our Twitter family🤗Only 12 tickets remaining so don’t walk..run 2 get urs!
🗓 16th June
📌 Clayton Hotel,Sir John Rogerson’s Quay,Dublin
Discounts 4 clinical staff available on booking page:
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