Nuala Doyle

@mccarthymt7 SJH, Beaumont, Tallaght all been in place 20+ years

There are currently no pharmacists on call in Irish public hospitals out of hours. There is a need for this, but in practice, it is phone-a-friend.

I’ve been quiet on this social media for some time, it’s not what it used to be; so, like millions, have moved to Bluesky, see you over there

@mccarthymt7 @jasonhoran And a Pharmacist- vital for day oncology

I think you may be correct about this point @jasonhoran. Patient visits to oncology daywards across the North-Northwest have doubled over the past 8 years. It seems there has been no forward planning for this. There are academic workforce planning projects afoot, but again, you cannot roster a hypothetical staff member. The reason I have noticed maternity leave backfill is that I am trying to identify any possible efficiency that could be made in the system to increase patient flow. Forward filling might work within a stable system, but with a doubling in demand (affecting nursing, medical, surgical, laboratory, nutrition, physiotherapy - the full spectrum), backfill of maternity leave should be actively considered.

@mccarthymt7 @HSELive That sums it up. I discussed this with an election campaigner. Total disconnect from the headline & true sums of money poured into the health service but no understanding of the impact on front line services due to the blunt instrument of pay and numbers

The more I discover about the @HSELive's "Pay and Numbers" strategy, the more disillusioned I become. As far as I can see, the only published reference to any details on this "strategy" is in this document: hse.ie/eng/services/p… It is entitled "Our National Service Plan 2024". The @hseNCCP recently developed the Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Model of Care: hse.ie/eng/services/l… A key principle of this strategy, in keeping with international @OECI_EEIG guidance, is that systemic therapy for cancer should be delivered closer to home. In other words, a cancer patient should not have to travel a long distance to get standard-of-care chemotherapy/immunotherapy. To deliver this strategy successfully requires specialist pharmacy, nursing, clinical nutrition, radiology, radiography, physiotherapy and medical care to be available in local model 3 hospitals. To recruit to specialist posts in model 3 hospitals can be challenging. The pay and numbers strategy, as far as I can see, and I am fully open to correction, effectively abolished once available specialist posts, that happened to be vacant in December 2023. It has been devastating. There is a very unhelpful and fully complete disconnect between service demand and service staffing at the heart of this strategy. It must end. I can understand crisis situations, but for the HSE to remain fully unaware (and seemingly uninterested in discovering) the difference between unnecessary posts, and critical posts that are difficult to recruit to- almost a year into the strategy - really makes me think. That Senior Management and Senior Administrative posts are explicitly exempt from the Pay and Numbers Strategy is almost unbelievable.

You can try to factor mat leave in but your application will be rejected. Currently it’s next to impossible to get paid mat leave backfilled in public health service for any profession, it’s not just confined to nursing.

The amazing pharmacists, the two Sadhbh’s, presenting their individual work in cardiology and Antimicrobial stewardship at Beaumont Hospital 12th annual quality and safety day ⁦@Beaumont_Dublin⁩

Calling Haem Onc & ACU pharmacists, join the Beaumont Hospital Pharmacy Team career ladder and undertake your fully funded Hame Onc MSc whilst expanding your knowledge in this discipline, clinical trials and research. Give us a call. beaumont.ie/careers

jobted.ie/job/da32c39d21… Exciting new role in Beaumont Hospital-Rehabilitation coordinator post at Clinical Specialist HSCP grade. Great opportunity to expand your skill set working across multiple Clinical areas and Operations.

Anyone out there come across this hurl at Ballinesker beach in #Wexford. Would be great to see this kid get it back. 🤞

Fantastic work SLT Beaumont

@MurielPate1 @theHPAI @forsa_union_ie @IrishPharmacy @PSIRegulator @HSE_HR Well spotted Muriel but I’ve felt for years the grade codes need to be separated from the HSCP codes so Pharmacy codes are as independent as Medical and Nursing, to prevent this continual oversight and frankly ignorance

@theHPAI @forsa_union_ie @IrishPharmacy @PSIRegulator @HSE_HR Not immediately clear but application form does list grade codes 3244, 3245 & 3246 - Pharmacist Executive Manager grades as eligible.

Pharmacists prevented from applying for this key role despite expertise. Hopefully a HSE oversight assuming that we fall under legislation as HSCPs. This will happen whilst this inconsistency continues. @forsa_union_ie @IrishPharmacy @PSIRegulator hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs…

Worst part of being a pharmacist? We spend 99% of our time fixing mistakes, and no one ever knows how much harm we protect them from 🤓 1% of the time, we miss a mistake and it feels devastating to us 😢 Thankful for a hugely supportive team who help me with the 1% 🥰

Hello from hospital pharmacy many of whom are working in departments unsuitable for the growth in patients, with unfilled staff positions & now an embargo on recruitment, who also stepped up during the pandemic and resulting surge in medicines use in acute & community hospitals

Thinking of making a move? Why not join us in one of the largest hospitals in the country @Beaumont_Dublin . A number of senior and basic grade SLT roles now available. Follow the link to our careers page. …ontcareers-beaumonthospital.icims.com/jobs/intro @iaslt @dysphagiasigire @wehscps

Interested in addressing problematic polypharmacy? We have a wonderful session shaping up for Thursday 8th February 2.45pm in RCSI for Charter Week. Delighted to co-host for @NationalQPS with @c_t_bradley @IIOPharmacy and welcome brilliant speakers. Register via links below.

The Gardiner Brothers, born in the U.S. to Irish parents from Galway, dancing to Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad," twitter.com/Gardiner_Bros/…

@MargaretBoland8 Hmmmm, let me think 🤔….. B….Be….Berlin?????

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