Nursing & Midwifery at

Letterkenny General Hospital

Dr. Anne Flood

Director of Nursing & Midwifery

Letterkenny General Hospital

Workforce Profile• 1420 wte• 520 wte RN/RMs• 110 wte HCAs• 3 ANPs• 22 CNS/CMSs• 98 Nursing Students• 7 Midwifery Students

• Registered Nurse Medicinal Prescribers= 13 supported to do this course, (10 registered, 2 awaiting registration. 3 more candidates are undertaking this course).

• Registered Ionising Radiation Prescribers = 3 ( Oncology x 1, ED x 2)

• Nursing and Midwifery is represented at senior corporate level on all hospital governance structures.

• Active CNME and NMPD

Demographic Profile

• 340-bedded acute general and maternity hospital • Population 161,137• 99,783 patient attendances • 25,176 ED attendances• 61,571 attended OPD • 13,036 Day Case attendances• 2000 births• 6th busiest acute hospital in Ireland

Services• General Surgery, including

breast surgery, colorectal and urology

• General Medicine including Respiratory, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastro-Enterology

• Acute Medical Assessment Unit• Emergency Department• Orthopaedics• Paediatrics• Short Stay Ward• Out Patients Service• Day services• Endoscopy services

• Intensive Care• High Dependency Unit• Enhanced Recovery Unit• Coronary Care• Cardiac Rehabilitation

Services• Renal Dialysis• Older People’s Service • Stroke Medical Rehabilitation

service • Oncology/ Haematology• Obstetrics & Gynaecology• Neonatology• Radiology• Laboratory

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Extent of Damage • Coronary Care Unit • Emergency Department • Acute Medical Assessment Unit• Haematology/Oncology Ward • Kitchen and Dining Facilities • Laboratory • Main Outpatients Department• Medical Records & Office Accommodation • Radiology Department • Cardiac Investigations • Gynaecology Ambulatory Care Unit

Strategic Vision Maintained

• Patients & Families

• Nurses, Midwives & HCAs

• The Organisation

Safe

Continuity

Responsive

Respect & Dignity

Comfortable

Clean

Well Nourished

Effective Communication

Reliable Care

Our Patients

Our Nurses, Midwives & HCAs

Patient Centred

Patient Centred

SkillmixSkillmix

SkillsetSkillset

Competent &Safe

Competent &Safe

Team Vitality

Team Vitality

LeadershipLeadership

LeadersLeaders

RespectRespect

Value AddedCare

Value AddedCare

Supported &Nurtured

Supported &Nurtured

Our Hospital

Robustly Governed

Good Employer

Responsive

AccountableEnergy &

Vitality

StaffPride

Public Confidence

Good Reputation

Benchmarked

Well

Our Strategy

Outcome Measures• Protected Medication Administration• Administration of first dose drugs• IV Cannulation and Venepuncture• Medicinal Nurse Prescribing and Ionising

Nurse Prescribing • Registered Nurse Medicinal Prescribers• Letterkenny General Hospital Nursing Metrics • The Enhanced Recovery Unit • The Productive Ward –Releasing Time to Care

Project• National pilot site for eRostering

• Productive Operating Theatre (TPOT)• End of Life Care National Practice Development

Programme.• Hand Hygiene Initiative • Documentation project• PPPGs accessed on QPulse. • Development of the LGH Wound Formulary. • National Adult Early Warning Score (NEWS)• Maternity Early Warning Score (MEWS).• PVC Care Bundle• Urinary Catheter Care Bundle• Nursing and Midwifery is represented at senior

corporate level on all hospital governance structures

Our Future

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Area 1 Gynaecology / Obstetrics – completed   Area 2 Kitchens - initiated                                  Area 3 Emergency Department -

completed                        Area 4 Radiology                        Area 5 Coronary Care / Haematology / Oncology /

Cardiac investigations     Area 6a Pharmacy - completedArea6 b Medical Records                     Area 7 Staff Change / Pharmacy Stores / Mortuary /

Admin     Area 8 Boiler House and Underground Ducts Area 9 Laboratories - completedArea 10 Outpatients     

         

Progress

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