Spark Innovation Programme

January is off to a strong start 🚀 From funding deadlines & fellowships to the launch of Spark Ignite & a Design Thinking Workshop, this month is all about turning ideas into action across healthcare.💡Have an idea or want to get involved? ✉️ spark@hse.ie #HSESprk #Innovation

Opportunity for a National Innovation Fellowship with the HSE Spark Innovation Programme! Application deadline: 5pm 16 Jan 2026. 💡Find out more: Register for a live info webinar at 1pm Friday 9th Jan 2026 @5f67d4cc-5c90-402d-9d6f-aaf23a4a5c81" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d1ee2dce… 📩Apply online : healthservice.hse.ie/staff/spark-in…

Important announcement! The deadline for applications for Spark Impact 2026 has been extended! New deadline - 5pm Fri 9 Jan 2026 Open to HSE and Section 38 staff. Applicants must have completed a Design Thinking Workshop to be eligible. Full details hse.ie/spark

Thinking of applying to Spark Impact 2026? Join us for our information webinars: Webinar dates: • General webinar: 20 Nov @1pm Register: @5f67d4cc-5c90-402d-9d6f-aaf23a4a5c81" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e09fb712… • Pharmacy webinar: 24 Nov @1pm Register: @5f67d4cc-5c90-402d-9d6f-aaf23a4a5c81" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/27fe1912… Full details: hse.ie/spark

Breaking News! Spark Impact 2026 is live! Avail of €5,000–€90,000 to bring your innovation to life. 📅 Key Dates: 🗓️ Info Webinar (HSE & Sec 38): Nov 20, 1 PM 💡 Design Thinking Workshops: Dec 10 & 17 ⏰ Deadline: Jan 4, 2026 🔗 More info & apply: hse.ie/spark

💡 Got an idea to improve healthcare? Before you dive in, stress test it in just 15 minutes. The HSE Spark Innovation Programme has created a short videos series to the three questions every innovator should ask. 🎥 Watch here: healthservice.hse.ie/staff/spark-in… #DVF #HSE

💡How to apply: 1. Complete our free online Design Thinking Workshop (if you haven’t already). Secure your place here: lnkd.in/e7T7bdJc 2. Submit an application form here: lnkd.in/erbhYyZH 📑 Applicant Guide: lnkd.in/eqdR8bJR

🚨Breaking News🚨 🌟The Spark Seed initiative is live🌟 🌱 Spark Seed is a seed-funding initiative from the HSE Spark Innovation Programme that runs twice a year, offering frontline healthcare workers micro-funding of up to €5,000.

Best in Class at HSE Climate & Sustainability Recognition Awards: 🏥 Buildings & Green Environments 🥈 Highly-Commended: Nth Dublin Mental Health Service & St Joseph's Intellectual Disability Service: A Strategic Water Conservation Project (Aidan McKenna & Team)

Best in Class at HSE Climate & Sustainability Recognition Awards: 🏥 Buildings and Green Environments 🏆 Winner – Maynooth Community Care Unit, Social Care: Sustainability and Climate Action in Older Person Services (Maura Beegan & Team)

Best in Class at HSE Climate & Sustainability Recognition Awards: 💚 Greener Models of Care 🥈 Highly Commended – Tallaght University Hospital: My Green Lab Project (Dr. Ana Rakovac).

Best in Class at HSE Climate & Sustainability Recognition Awards: 💚 Greener Models of Care 🏆 Winner – Tallaght University Hospital: Green Inhaler Project (Iarlaith Doherty, Dr. Ana Rakovac. Absent from photo - Dr. Deirdre Fitzgerald)

Best in Class at HSE Climate & Sustainability Recognition Awards: 🌱 Sustainable Waste Category: 🥈 Highly Commended – Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda: Food Waste Reduction using AI Technology (Sharon Gallagher & Team)

Best in Class at HSE Climate & Sustainability Recognition Awards: 🌱 Sustainable Waste Category Winner 🏆 Cork University Hospital: Remanufactured electrosurgical devices–reducing the environmental impact of surgery at CUH and CUMH (Dr. Seán Owens for Dr. Cathy Burke & Team)

There is still time to register for our Spark Connect Webinar next Monday October 6th at 2pm! Spark Connect Events are organized and ran locally, to engage frontline staff and promote innovation! 👉 Register your interest for the webinar below! lnkd.in/dmRxDGYz

🎉 Congratulations to @GaryGar10114613 – HSE Spark Innovator of the Month! Gary’s project (with co-lead @CatherineFeen11 ) is helping transform pre-hospital care for older adults across Ireland 🚑 @PathfinderLUH @SiobhanMasters5 @clarkedave @RosaleenGreene_ @Shane_Banjo

And that is a wrap! Huge thank you to the speakers and everyone who attended. Dr @crowley_philip & Dr Diarmuid O'Shea closing off an extremely successful & enjoyable conference.   #ClimateHealth – The Time is Now   @HSELive @ProgrammeSpark @BernardGloster@RoisinQI

Congratulations to the winners of the Recognition Awards for Sustainable Buildings and Green Environments Maynooth Community Care Unit, Social Care.   #ClimateHealth – The Time is Now   @HSELive @ClimHealthIre @ProgrammeSpark @crowley_philip @RoisinQI

Well done to the runner up of Recognition Awards for Sustainable Buildings and Green Environments, North Dublin Mental Health Service and St Joseph's Intellectual Disability Service.   #ClimateHealth – The Time is Now   @HSELive @ClimHealthIre @ProgrammeSpark @crowley_philip

Giving an overview of SPARK Projects Green Labs, insightful presentation from @AnaRakovac @IrishDocsEnv.   #ClimateHealth – The Time is Now   @HSELive @ProgrammeSpark @crowley_philip @RoisinQI