Launching the Hospice Friendly Hospital Programme in Portiuncula University Hospital Ballinasloe (Presentation from Acute Hospital Network Meeting June 2016)

1. Hospice Friendly Hospitals
Niamh Brennan, Chaplain
Helen Ely, CNS Palliative Care
Ciara Mulkerns, Senior Social Work Practitioner

3.  Model 3 hospital within Saolta Group
 Bed capacity 200
 Adult/Children/Maternity
 Serves catchment areas of East Galway, Westmeath,
North Tipperary, Roscommon and Offaly

4.  Portiuncula Hospital held an
open meeting for all staff on the
Hospice Friendly Hospital
(HFH) Programme on
Wednesday 19th August 2015.
Ms. Grace O’Sullivan, the
National Coordinator of the
HFH Programme, presented an
overview of the programme by
way of introduction to it being
rolled out at Portiuncula
Hospital. Over 50 staff attended
the open meeting and it
generated great discussion about
all aspects of dying, death and
bereavement
 End of Life Standing Committee
 First meeting in Nov 2015 . Great
attendance/ cross representation
of hospital.
5 sub committees represented
 Design and Dignity Family
Room
 Mortuary
 Bereavement
 Signage /Resources
 Perinatal Bereavement Group
(set up in April 2014)

16. Slí an Chroí Family Room