2023 Shortlist

Thank you to everyone who submitted applications for the 2023 Irish Healthcare Centre Awards. We received an unprecedented number of applications this year and it was perhaps our toughest year to date!

To those of you who made the shortlist below, congratulations, you made it through one of the hardest judging processes we have had, with no decision being made lightly.

To those of you who did not make it this year, we want to thank you for your application, and for your continued amazing work, and hope you will apply again next year.

See below for the final shortlist for the 2023 awards. We look forward to seeing you on the night!



Best in Education, Learning & Development

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland

HSE - CH East (CHO6)

Tallaght University Hospital - Centre for Learning & Development, TUH

Saint John of God Hospital

Central Remedial Clinic

Health Service Executive, Organisation Development, Change & Innovation

Centric Health

Connected Healthcare

Centre for Nursing & Midwifery Education Limerick, Clare, North Tipperary

Irish Hospice Foundation

Tallaght University Hospital - Nursing & Rounds

Best Use of Information Technology

Karo - Ireland's only marketplace for healthcare staff

Rehab Group - DAT Central - Rehab Group's Digital & Assistive Technology Service

National Doctors Training and Planning - National Employment Record App

Avista - E-Hub

Servisource - Zapp - Powered by Servisource

Comfort Keepers Homecare Ireland - Acceleration of Digitalising our Client Care Processes & How it Transforms our Homecare Services

Connected Health - Premium Irish Homecare

Isaac Care

Health Information & Quality Authority - The LENS (LEarning from Notifications in Social care) Project

Cosmetic Surgery / Procedure Clinic Of The Year

Venus Medical    

Donnybrook Cosmetic and Wellness Clinic    

Ailesbury Clinic

Day Care Centre of the Year

Ballymote  Daycentre    

Central  Remedial Clinic - Firhouse Local Centre    

Irish  Wheelchair Association - Dunraven Centre    

RehabCare,  part of the Rehab Group - Knocklofty Rural Resource Centre

Equality, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion

Sponsored by

Irish Wheelchair Association - HR Equality & Diversity Group  

HSE Social Inclusion Team CHO DNCC - Mobile Migrant Health Response Team

CAMHS InPatient Unit HSE West

Irish Wheelchair Association - Joint Ability & Training Project

Orpea Residences Ireland - Equality, Culture, Diversity, Inclusion

Health Sciences Academy - Equality & Inclusion Steering Committee

Healthcare Initiative

Child Health & Wellbeing - Hospital / In Patient Setting

Galway CAMHS Inpatient Unit Merlin Park - Gateway: supporting and empowering families approaching discharge’

Cappagh Kids at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh - Your Scoliosis Journey

CAMHS  Inpatient Unit, Merlin Park, Galway - CAIResS Programme - Intervention for Self -Harm for Inpatients

St. Gabriel's Foundation - First regional nurse-led Children's Respite House for children with complex medical needs and/or life-limiting conditions.

Health Services Executive - CAMHS Inpatient Unit, Merlin Park, Galway - Introducing a self-care group on a CAMHS Inpatient Unit

Healthcare Initiative

Child Health & Wellbeing - Community / Outpatient Setting

Galway Primary, Community and Continuing Care (PCCC) - Well Baby Breastfeeding Clinic

CHIPPS: Children's Intervention and Prevention Pathways, Childhood Matters - Child in Care Mental Health Service, Childhood Matters, Cork

Youngballymun - Ballymun Primary Schools Network Play Therapy Project

Childhood Matters Early Years - Empowering Children through a Healthy Lifestyle Initiative

Early Learning Initiative - Stretch Graduate Programme

RehabCare, part of the Rehab Group - Life Skills Programme - Maria Goretti Children's Respite Service, Lordship

CAMHS Connect HSE West - Physical Health Monitoring Clinic

Health Sciences Academy - The Care Aware Crew

Central Remedial Clinic

Healthcare Initiative

Community Care Services

Hamilton Park Care Facility - Reducing Hospital Transfer Thru The Use of First Line Intravenous Antibiotics

Irish Wheelchair Association - Blended Model - Community Care

Public Health Nursing Service HSE - Maternal Postnatal Care in the Community

Galway Primary, Community and Continuing Care (PCCC) - Well Baby Breastfeeding Clinic

CAMHS Connect - Physical Health Monitoring Clinic

Family Addiction Support Network - Communities Doing It For Themselves!

Galway University Hospital Maternity Department (Saolta) & CHO2 - New Mums' Wellbeing Hub

Beaumont Hospital - Beaumont Care in the Home Service

Healthcare Initiative

Community Nursing Project of the Year

South East Technological University, Carlow Campus - Nurse Prescriber (RNP) Delivered Free Contraception and Sexual Health Services for 3rd Level Students

Galway Primary, Community and Continuing Care (PCCC) - Well Baby Breastfeeding Clinic

Public Health Nursing Service HSE - National project for the development of an evidence-based, standardized national maternal postnatal record, guideline, educational e-learning modules, mother’s resources leaflet and a sepsis prompt tool for the Public Health Nursing Services

Nazareth Care Ireland - Slip, Trip or Fall - A consistent care pathway for staff in Residential Homes

Healthcare Initiative

Mental Health Care - Community  / Out Patient Setting

Housing Association for Integrated Living - Peer Support In Mental Health Recovery

CAMHS  Inpatient Unit, Merlin Park, Galway - Teams supporting teams-to support families', Outreach services for eating disorders

Donegal Mental Health - Donegal Wellness Cafés

CAMHS Inpatient Unit, Merlin Park - Body acceptance group for young people with an eating disorder

Pieta - Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service

CAMHS Connect HSE West - Physical Health Monitoring Clinic

Healthcare Initiative

Covid-19

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda - COVID-19 Remote Monitoring Programme

Irish Wheelchair Association - Support Network - Internal Supports

Hamilton Park Care Facility - Covid-19 Contingency Plan and Infection Control Measures

St James's Hospital - COVID Programme Office (CPO)

Avista CLG - Maintaining safe service delivery during a Covid Pandemic

Connected Health Domiciliary Care Ltd

Barretstown - Barretstown Live

St Michael's House - Activity Hub Initiative

Healthcare Initiative

Disability Services

Gheel Autism Services - IMPACT

Irish Wheelchair Association - RT Disability Services

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland - Transitional Living Unit, Sligo

Central Remedial Clinic - Person Centered Planning (PCP): A summit for and presented by people with disabilities

Cheeverstown - Exercising Outside the Norm: Moving Physical Health Initiatives to the Community

Avista CLG - Partnership with LCETB

Irish Wheelchair Association - Galway School Leaver Service

RehabCare, part of the Rehab Group - Encore Productions - RehabCare Dundalk

St. Gabriels Foundation - First regional nurse-led Children's Respite House for children with complex medical needs and/or life-limiting conditions

Comfort Keepers Homecare Ireland - Comfort Keepers Disability Services in Homecare

SOS Kilkenny CLG

Irish Wheelchair Association - Assisted Living Leader Service

Healthcare Initiative

Large / Teaching Hospital

St. James's Hospital - Allergy DE-labelling ICU (ADE-ICU)

Tallaght University Hospital - Advanced Certificate/Special Purpose Award in Phlebotomy

Galway Primary, Community and Continuing Care (PCCC) - Well Baby Breastfeeding Clinic

St. James's Hospital - In-situ Simulation - “We work in teams; we train in teams”

Beaumont Hospital - Beaumont Care in the Home Service

Cork University Hospital - Introducing tattooless radiotherapy: Use of surface guidance to improve clinical practice

St. James's Hospital - COVID Programme Office

Beaumont Hospital - Reporting Sonographer Pilot Study

Healthcare Initiative

Midwifery Led Project of The Year

National Maternity Hospital - The TLC clinic; supportive care following recurrent miscarriages

Public Health Nursing Service HSE - National project for the development of an evidence-based, standardized national maternal postnatal record, guideline, educational e-learning modules, mother’s resources leaflet and a sepsis prompt tool for the Public Health Nursing Services

Galway University Hospital Maternity Department (Saolta) & CHO2 - New Mums' Wellbeing Hub

Mayo University Hospital - The Implementation of Antenatal Harvesting of Colostrum for Diabetic Mothers. A Quality Improvement Project

Healthcare Initiative

Mental Health Care - Hospital  / In Patient Setting

Galway CAMHS Inpatient Unit - Gateway: supporting and empowering families approaching discharge

Health Services Executive - Galway - Introducing a self-care group on a CAMHS Inpatient Unit

CAMHS Inpatient Unit, Merlin Park - Managing the Surge in Demand for Psychiatric Treatment since the Covid-19 Pandemic

Highfield Healthcare - Mental Health

CAMHS Inpatient Unit, Merlin Park - CAIResS Programme - Intervention for Self-Harm for Inpatient CAMHS

Galway CAMHS Approved Centre - Nutritional Rehabilitation in Anorexia Nervosa – The patient’s choice: One, Two or Three Sandwiches

Healthcare Initiative

Hospital Nursing Project of the Year

St James's Hospital-ICU Nurse Education Team - Pandemic to Podcast; ‘Critical Conversations’ a novel nursing initiative to enhance the learning experience in Critical Care

St Vincent's Hospital Kildare - Incontinence Associated Dermatitis in Three Extended Care Facilities in Ireland: A Point Prevalence Audit Study

Hamilton Park Care Facility - Reducing Hospital Transfer Thru the use of First-Line Intravenous Antibiotics

Beaumont Hospital - Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management eLearning Module, Facilitated by the BORIS Platform

St. James's Hospital - Themed Education Months and Link Nurse Groups in the Intensive Care Unit

CAMHS Connect HSE - Nurse Led Physical Health Monitoring Clinic

Hamilton Park Care Facility - Improving Resident’s Safety and Well-being thru 3-Tier Clinical Auditing System

St. Gabriel's Foundation - First regional nurse-led Children's Respite House for children with complex medical needs and/or life-limiting conditions

Beaumont Hospital - Beaumont Care in the Home Service

Healthcare Initiative

Older Persons Care Services

SingStrong

Hamilton Park Care Facility - Reducing Hospital Transfer Thru The Use of First-Line Intravenous Antibiotics

Nazareth Care Ireland - Improving the Safety of the Resident with Dysphagia

Millbrae Lodge - Human Rights Based Approach to Care through a Resident Ambassador Project

Peamount Healthcare - Community Rehabilitation Inpatient Specialist Program (CRISP)

Connected Healthcare - Premium Irish Homecare

Healthcare Initiative

Outpatient Initiative of the Year

Galway Primary, Community and Continuing Care (PCCC) - Well Baby Breastfeeding Clinic

CAMHS Connect - Physical Health Monitoring Clinic

St James's Hospital - Occupational Therapy Department

Galway University Hospital Maternity Department (Saolta) & CHO2 - New Mums' Wellbeing Hub

National Rehabilitation Hospital -Outpatient Department - Rapid and Sustained Implementation of Specialist Outpatient Telerehabilitation

Beaumont Hospital - Beaumont Care in the Home Service

Healthcare Initiative

Patient Education / Lifestyle Project of The Year

SingStrong

CAMHS InPatient Unit HSE West - Gateway: Supporting and empowering families approaching discharge

National Rehabilitation Hospital - Wellness

Donegal Mental Health - Donegal Wellness Cafés

Health Services Executive - Introducing a self-care group on a CAMHS Inpatient Unit

Irish Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation - 'It's Cardiac Rehab!'

Resilience Healthcare - Colin’s Transformation Story

Galway University Hospital Maternity Department (Saolta) & CH02 - New Mums' Wellbeing Hub

CAMHS Connect HSE West - - Physical Health Monitoring Online Psychoeducation Sessions

Healthcare Initiative

Patient Safety

CAMHS Connect - CAMHS Connect, Physical Health Monitoring Clinic

Centric Health - Quality, Safety and Risk Support Pack

Public Health Nursing Service, Health Service Executive - Postnatal Care in the Community

Mater Private - Risk Reduction Strategies for Telemetry Alarm Management

Health Information & Quality Authority - The LENS (LEarning from Notifications in Social care) Project

Healthcare Initiative

Recruitment & Retention

Karo - Ireland's only marketplace for healthcare staff

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland - Streamlined Recruitment

Saint John of God Hospital - “A little bit of R & R goes a long way”

RehabCare, part of the Rehab Group - Humans of RehabCare

Bartra Healthcare - Listening to our Employees

Healthcare Initiative

Student Programme

South East Technological University, Carlow Campus - Nurse Prescriber (RNP) Delivered Free Contraception and Sexual Health Services for 3rd Level Students

EIT Health Ireland-UK - Innovation Days (i-Days)

Junior Health Sciences Academy - Early Careers Event

Homecare & Assisted Living Provider of The Year

Komfort Kare    

Irish Wheelchair Association    

Manor Homecare    

RehabCare, part of the Rehab Group    

Be Independent Home Care    

Connected Health    

Rehab Care, Carelink

Myhomecare    

Nursing Home/Residential Care Home of The Year

Sponsored by

RehabCare, part of the Rehab Group -Doon Residential Home    

Hamilton Park Care Facility    

Belmont House    

Avista CLG - Raheen House

RehabCare,  part of the Rehab Group - Parnell Place Residences    

Nazareth Care Ireland - Nazareth House Nursing Home, Mallow

Specialist Healthcare Centre of The Year

CAMHS Inpatient Unit, Merlin Park    

Beaumont Lodge Transitional Care Unit    

St. Gabriel's Foundation - Children's Respite House for children with complex medical needs and/or life-limiting conditions

Injury Unit Roscommon University Hospital    

Central  Remedial Clinic - National Specialist Services

Lois Bridges    

Smile Hub Dental Clinic

Rehabilitation Clinic of the Year

National  Rehabilitation Hospital    

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland

Peamount  Healthcare    

Beaumont  Hospital

Clinical Team Of The Year

Hamilton  Park Care Facility - Hamilton Park Management Team

Well Baby  Breastfeeding Clinic Galway    

St. James's Hospital - Intensive Care Unit - Critical Care Advanced Nurse Practitioner Service (CCANP Service)

Galway University Hospital Maternity Department (Saolta)& CHO2

Irish  Wheelchair Association    

Orwell  Healthcare    

Beaumont Lodge - Transitional Care Unit

St. Gabriel's Foundation - St. Gabriel's South City Team    

Lois Bridges - Eating Disorder Specialist Team

Smile Hub Dental Clinic

St. James's Hospital, Dublin- Thoracic Surgery  

Healthcare Person of the Year

Announced on the night!!