All-Ireland Chief Nursing Officers’ ConferenceBrigid Clarke, General Manager, Cavan & Monaghan Hospital1 Dec 2014

CAWT Cross Border Health And Social Care

CAWT Cross Border Health And Social Care

CAWT – Who We Are

Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT) is a cross border health partnership, comprised of the statutory health and social care services in both jurisdictions in the border region of Ireland/Northern Ireland.

CAWT was established in 1992

CAWT - What we doCAWT - What we do

Enable health services to be more accessible within border areas

Attract EU funding to support the development of ‘additional’ services, based on local need

Innovate – pioneer new ways of delivering health services and improving health and social care on a cross border basis

CAWT partnersCAWT partners

Republic of Ireland Health Service Executive West and Dublin

North East - border counties

Northern Ireland Southern Health and Social Care Trust Western Health and Social Care Trust Health and Social Care Board Public Health Agency

EU funding for cross border activitySecure EU funding to add value to Health and Social Care:

2009 – 2014/15: EU INTERREG IVA (€30 million)12 cross border of health and social care services50,000 + beneficiaries (patent and clients)

Ongoing: Other EU funded activitiesCollaborative transnational projects (funded by EU via NPP/Erasmus/Leonardo da Vinci)

1996 to 2000: EU Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (€6 million)7 project areas inc. acute hospital services, ambulance services, primary care, health promotion etc.

2002 to 2008/9: EU INTERREG IIIA and PEACE II (€12.02 million)•44 projects across spectrum of health and social care

‘‘Putting Patients, Putting Patients, Clients Clients & Families First’& Families First’ projectsprojects

Supported by the European Union’s INTERREG IVA Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body and delivered by Co-operation and Working Together

Other cross border work

North/South Alcohol Policy Advisory Group (through NSMC)

Republic of Ireland patients accessing radiotherapy in Northern Ireland

Cross Border Professional Practice in Nursing and Midwifery

Patient Safety Programme – 52 participants to date

Cross Border Emergency Planning annual events

Cross border health: impact and Cross border health: impact and reach of servicesreach of servicesProject

Disability / Citizenship

Outcomes for Children

Social Inclusion

GUM services

Obesity

Acute Services

Older People

Autism

Alcohol

Diabetes

Eating Disorders

Cross border Mobility

Cross Border Professional Practice in Nursing and Midwifery

Nursing at the core of Putting Patients Clients and Families First (EU INTERREG IVA projects)

Nurse-led services – GUM/Sexual Health, Diabetes, Eating Disorders, Acute Hospital Services

Two cross border nursing groups: HSE West / WHSCT and HSE DNE and SHSCT Established in 2014 Facilitated by Directors of Nursing in the CAWT partner

organisations (WHSCT, SHSCT, HSE DNE, HSE W) Aims of cross border nursing groups is to engage in

joint working which will result in practical benefits to nursing and midwifery services and enhance the patient/client experience

Cross Border Professional Practice in Nursing and Midwifery

Common themes Sharing of Best Practice Research and Development Workforce Planning, Training, Registration,

CPD, Revalidation Supporting Supervision and Regulation E-Nursing Records Cross border task and finish groups

Award - cross border nursing Idea for Award Criteria for Award Selection process Nominations Award Bursary

Award Winner!

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