Ireland has fewer critical-care beds than European norm, report shows irishtimes.com/health/2024/05…

A new report has found that the pressure on intensive care units is significant and there are not enough of these beds to meet demand rte.ie/news/health/20…

Increased critical care capacity is needed at Beaumont Hospital. Department of Health Stephen Donnelly rte.ie/news/health/20…

Professor Rory Dwyer, Clinical Lead for the Irish National ICU Audit on 2022 data presents the key findings from this report now. The report, which looks at 96% of all ICU activity in 2022, including 10,423 patients in 26 Units across 22 hospitals, highlights the need for

The fantastic work of ICU staff and the audit process is reassuring to those of us who've had family in Paediatric or Adult ICU. These are the unseen superheroes in our health system.🌟👏💞 noca.ie/news-events/no… National Office of Clinical Audit #CriticalCare2024

We hear now from Dr Melanie Ryberg, Principal Specialist Clinical Psychologist @ICUTallaght University Hospital and Dr Neidin Eustace, Senior Clinical Psychologist Mater ICU who discuss the role of psychology in patient and family care in ICU. They note that ICU patients can often have physical

Thank you, Laura, for sharing your personal experience with us today. Laura's full story can be read in the Irish National ICU Audit annual report on 2022 data on the NOCA website noca.ie

Ciara Swan, mother of a young patient who experienced the critical care unit first hand, shared her daughter Sophie's story to underscore the importance of adequate staffing and resources. "On December 11, 2022, our lives changed dramatically when our daughter, Sophie, went

Marie Lawlor, PICU Audit Manager at Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street presents now about the introduction of a PICU patient diary. The diary is a record written by the patient’s family in everyday language to help the patient understand what has happened during their

Today our colleague Melanie Ryberg ☮️ 💛 🧠 is presenting with Neidin Eustace at the National Office of Clinical Audit launch of the 2022 INICUA Report: noca.ie/documents/iris… #TUH_Psychology #TUHWorkingTogether #WeAreTUH

Fionnuala Treanor, Irish National ICU Audit & ICU Bed Information System Manager presented today at the 3rd Annual RCSI Hospital Group Clinical Audit Meeting, hosted in RCSI Drogheda. She spoke to attendees about our current audit portfolio and new audits underway, as well as

Join us on Monday 24th June from 13.00-13.45 as we kickoff NOCA's Clinical Audit Awareness Week celebrations. This event, in association with our Charity Partner Arthritis Ireland, celebrates the value and impact of national clinical audit. We will also hear from Arthritis Ireland

🚀 Clinical Audit Awareness Week 2024 starts today! Join us for a week full of insights from the NOCA team, National Clinical Leads, Governance Committee Chairs, and our incredible Patient and Public Interest Representatives. Kickoff webinar at 1pm this afternoon, hosted by

Next up for #CAAW24 is Damien Nee, Patient and Public Interest Representative on the Irish National ICU Audit. 📹 Damien uses some witty props to highlight the importance of measurement in healthcare. Don't miss his engaging and informative message! Stay tuned for more!

🎬 Our last #CAAW24 video for today features Mary O'Dwyer Baggot, Audit Manager for the Irish National ICU Audit. 📹 Mary, the longest-serving member of staff at NOCA, is truly committed to improving the quality of care for the sickest patients in Irish hospitals. 🌟 Stay tuned

🎬 Closing out our videos for #CAAW24 is Dr. Brian Creedon, Clinical Director of NOCA. 📹 Dr. Creedon shares his hopes for the future of clinical audit, including improved digital access to real-time information to see how a service is performing at that moment. He envisions

📢 We're Hiring! Exciting Opportunity! NOCA is hiring a Project Manager to lead the development of a national clinical audit for Paediatric Type 1 Diabetes. Join our team! Further details here: my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal… #JobAlert #ClinicalAudit #QualityImprovement

Great opportunity ⬇️ in RCSI.

Great opportunity. Irish National ICU Audit #noca

🎉 Proud moment! Collette Tully, Executive Director of NOCA, welcomed Grainne O'Leary, CEO of Arthritis Ireland, to present a cheque for €1,465.71, which was raised from the NOCA team's recent fundraising activities in RCSI. Arthritis Ireland was chosen as our Clinical Audit