New Springboard project for New Ross
The Health Service Executive (Wexford Community Services) is signing a unique agreement with Youth New Ross Ltd to set up a Springboard Project in New Ross.  This community project will run for three years and has a 1.2 million euro budget spread over that time. Continue... 

National Breast Feeding
Breast is best, as the saying goes. Time and again, it has been demonstrated that breast milk gives newborn babies the best possible start in life. Breastfeeding, while normal and natural, is a learned skill and both mother and child need support. The benefits of breast milk don't just last while feeding or during childhood, but throughout life. Continue... 

Leptospirosis - Are you at risk?
Leptospirosis is an infection frequently found in domestic and wild animals. It is a zoonotic disease, which means that it can pass from animals to humans, it rarely, if ever, passes from person to person.
In Ireland, leptospirosis is usually picked up from rats, although a milder form can be caught from cattle or dogs.  A number have occurred in people working on farms/with animals, golfers and fishermen. Continue... 

Junior Certificate celebrations - health programme for secondary schools in South Tipperary
Every year sees a rise in the misuse of alcohol and illegal substances amongst young people in the South Tipperary area. To combat and deter the escalation this year the Education Sub Group in partnership with the Substance Misuse Service of the  Health Service Executive South Eastern Region, Mid Tipperary Drugs Initiative, Carrick Community Based Drugs Initiative, Clonmel Community Based Drugs Initiative secondary schools in South Tipperary... Continue... 

New psychology support service for parents in Carlow/Kilkenny
The Health Service Executive South Eastern Area is delighted to announce the launch of a new Drop in Psychology service for parents based in Carlow and Kilkenny. The Carlow/Kilkenny Child & Adolescent Psychology Service will be offering this new and innovative weekly service to parents from Wednesday 7th September 2005.  Continue... 

Notification of Bogus Staff
The Health Service Executive South Eastern Area has been informed of a bogus worker who has visited at least two homes in the Wexford Town area in the past month. A woman , stating that the Public                 Health Nurse sent her, called to a person's home offering assistance                 with shopping etc. On another occasion the person was offering                 Nursing Services to persons aged over 70yrs.  Continue... 

Motherhood Silenced - Wexford Launch
The Health Service Executive South Eastern Area (HSE-SEA) is holding a regional launch for Motherhood Silenced- THE REFLECTIONS OF NATURAL MOTHERS ON ADOPTION REUNION. Dr. Mary Corcoran from the National university of Ireland and Maynooth, an eminent lecturer, researcher and commentator on social, political and women’s issues will launch the book.  Continue... 

Honour for Waterford Regional Hospital Consultant
Mr Stephen Beatty, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Waterford Regional Hospital, has been appointed to the Board of Governors at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT). Continue... 

HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE  Welcomes fourth Waterford Prosecution regarding smoking in the workplace legislation 
The Health Service Executive, South Eastern Area (HSE SE), has welcomed the prosecution of a premises in Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford in relation to a breach of the law banning smoking in the workplace.Continue... 

Bedwetting (Enuresis).
May 9th to the 15th is 'Healthy Bladder Week', the Health Service Executive - South Eastern Area (HSE-SEA) is highlighting the issue of bedwetting and giving parents help to reduce the problem.  Bedwetting is a common childhood complaint that affects quite a considerable number of children. Continue... 

Minister Launches major evaluation report.
Mr. Brian Lenihan, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, will officially launch the Evaluation Report of The Community Playgroup Initiative 2001 -2004.  The launch will take place in the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny on Friday 22nd April at 11.30 a.m. Continue...

Crypotosporidiosis
The Health Service Executive South Eastern Area has advised Carlow County Council to issue a boil water notice for the Carlow Town area.  This came about because of an increase in cases of human cryptosporidiosis in the past two months; 26 to date. Continue...

Munch and Crunch success
The Munch & Crunch Healthy Lunch Project was initiated in 1999 in County Waterford by the Health Service Executive South Eastern Area (formerly SEHB). It aims to encourage and support primary schools in developing and implementing a healthy lunch policy that is unique to their school. There are now 217 (84%) schools in Counties Waterford, Kilkenny and Wexford that are involved in this project.

Health Care Assistants’ join nurses’ and midwives’ in a Shared Vision of Patient Care

Toxoplasmosis – Are you at risk?
Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a tiny parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite is harmless to most healthy adults and children, but can cause illness in people with underdeveloped or weakened immune systems. Continue...

Child Health Information Pack
The Child Health Information Service Project (CHISP) in the Health Service Executive – South Eastern Area is rolling out an information pack to support parents and main carers of small babies in the South Tipperary Community Care Area during the month of February. Continue...

South Tipperary Mental Health Services 
The Health Service Executive South East Region is surprised and disappointed by the decision of the PNA to take industrial action today at South Tipperary Mental Health Services Continue...

South Eastern Health Board supporting parents. 
Parents make a valuable contribution to the lives and future health and well being of their children every day, while dealing with the many and varied pressures of their own lives.  This contribution can sometimes be invisible and undervalued by both parents and children. Continue...

Pet Ownership at Christmas
Owning a pet is a long established Irish tradition and a particularly topical issue at Christmas time.  A pet is a wonderful addition to any family, bringing with it hours of fun, exercise and unconditional love that an animal bestows on a family who treat it with loving care and responsibility. Continue...

Keep Safe at Christmas 
The South Eastern Health Board wishes service users, patients and staff a happy and healthy Christmas.  During the festive period, staff will continue to provide essential health services to people who need hospitals, ambulances and emergency placements.  Head office and central offices will be closed from Thursday 24^th and will reopen on Thursday 30^th December. Continue...

Civil Registration goes on-line in Waterford
The end of an era was marked at  the South Eastern Health Board’s offices at The Cork Road in Waterford  on Dec 6th ²⁰⁰⁴. On that day the book was closed on the last manually written registers in use to record birth and death for the districts of Tramore and Waterford.  These registers were started in January 1864 following an act of Parliament which required the registering of  all deaths, births and marriages. Continue...

Historic day at Grogan's road Wexford
A small piece of history was made in  the Health Board’s offices at Grogan’s Road in Wexford on November 29^th . On that day the registers of birth and death ceased as the method of recording  key life events.  These registers were first opened  in January 1864 following an act of Parliament which required the registering of  all deaths, births and marriages. Continue...

Improving Travellers Health in the South East 
The Regional Traveller Health Unit of the SEHB is launching a progress report on the development of traveller health services.  Improving Travellers Health in the South East is being launched on 15^th December in Hotel Minella, Clonmel at 3.00 p.m. Continue...

New Intellectual Disability facility official opening
The South Eastern Health Board’s Wexford Residential Intellectual Disability Services is officially opening Rivendell, a residential facility for eight people on Thursday 16^th December.  Cllr. Larry O’Brien, Chairman of Wexford County Council will perform the official opening.  Continue...

Getting Inside Men's Health- the inside track 
Getting Inside Men’s Health is the culmination of a three year research study on men’s health, funded by the Health Promotion Unit, Department of Health and Children, and carried out in the South Eastern Health Board.  The quantitative research study was carried out across the five counties in the South East.  570 men were selected randomly from GP Continue...

HSE Appointments 
The Interim Health Service Executive, which takes over the running of Ireland ’s health service on a unified, national basis from 1 January 2005 ,  has today announced the appointments of its national directors.  They are:  Continue...

Mumps Activity
Since late October 2004, 3 outbreaks have been reported to the National Disease Surveillance Centre, all have been associated with third level Institutions.  Approximately 110 people are affected in Dublin , the Midlands and the North West . Continue...

Safety at Halloween
The South Eastern Health Board is calling on parents and young people to be extra vigilant in relation to personal safety during the Halloween period.  Fireworks are effectively illegal in Ireland the exception being licensed, professional firework display companies.  Most of the illegal fireworks and bangers on sale in markets and from street traders throughout the country are sub-standard and liable to cause injury. Continue...

New Partnership approach to drugs  
The South Eastern Health Board, Mid Tipperary Drugs Initiative and the Slieveardagh Vintners Federation (SVF) have come together to develop a drug and alcohol policy for vintners in the Slieveardagh area.  This is the first such programme to be developed in Ireland and the partners hope that other vintners groups and community drug initiatives will take it up across the country. Continue...

Improving Standards of Drinking Water
The South Zoonoses Committee, continues to promote awareness of safe drinking water.  The Zoonoses Committee was delighted with the outcome of a recent comprehensive seminar addressing the subject in Kilkenny, where the issues were discussed by key speakers. Continue...

National "Children in Hospital Play Day" marked at Waterford Regional Hospital
Waterford Regional Hospital was delighted to participate in "National Children in Hospital Play Day" on Wednesday, 29^th September 2004 last.   Additional resources and provisions were made for play and fun activities in the Children's Ward and Outpatient Clinics for the day. Continue...

Signing of contract for construction works at St. John's Hospital, Enniscorthy.
The South Eastern Health Board Head Office in Kilkenny was the venue last week for the official signing of contract documents with Rohcon Ltd. for the development of Phase 1 of St. John’s Hospital in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. Continue...

St. Patrick’s Hospital leads the way
St Patrick's Hospital Cashel has pioneered venepuncture/cannulation training for care of the elderly. At present St. Patrick’s Hospital is the only Care of the Elderly hospital in Ireland Continue...

Meeting the Mental Health needs of Our Children – Is there a better way?
The South Eastern Health Board and the Psychology Department of UCD are undertaking a major research programme focusing on the mental health needs of children. Continue...

Major developments to health centres
The South Eastern Health Board welcomes the approval to undertake the development of three new health centres across the South East.  The cost of the new developments is 1.7 million euro and will enable the board to provide modern, bright facilities for patients, staff and GPs. Continue...

New Alzheimer’s Garden opens in St. John’s Hospital
Mr. Ivor Callely, Minister for State at the Department for Health and Children, officially opens the new Alzheimer’s Garden located in St. John’s Hospital , Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford at 11.30 a.m. Friday 3^rd September (today). Continue...

Could this be the answer to Ireland’s Childhood Obesity Crisis? 
The South Eastern Health Board is looking at ways of tackling the Obesity Timebomb. Obesity is rapidly becoming one of the most important medical and public health problems of our time.  Its role as a health hazard in adults has been well recognised for some time but its prevalence among our nation’s children has only recently been identified. Continue...

Dunne Post Mortem Inquiry 
As part of the Dunne Post Mortem Inquiry the South Eastern Health Board carried out an audit of post mortem records.  During this audit no records were found of the transfer of pituitary glands to any company or agency.  However, recent correspondence from a pharmaceutical company indicates Continue...

New Health Strategy
The governments new Health Strategy is now available on the Department of Health and Children's website
http://www.doh.ie/hstrat/index.html

Primary Care Unit
Welcome to the Primary Care Unit Web Pages. Here you will find information for general practitioners and their support staff, practice nurses, pharmacists and dentists. This information includes guidelines on the operation of different primary care schemes, details of grants and application forms. Continue...

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