€58,599 - €68,998 yearly
Regional Hospital Mullingar
Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, Longford Road, Robinstown (Levinge), Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Purpose of the Post
The National Clinical Programme for Older People (NCPOP) is a joint initiative between the Directorate of Clinical Strategy and Programmes (CSP) of the Health Services Executive (HSE) and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI).
It is a health services response to the increasing numbers and special needs of older people who present to acute hospitals.
The National Clinical Programme for Older People ‘Specialist Geriatric Services Model of Care’ highlights the need to change health care practices in response to the needs of the older population. This model of care recommends that older people should have access, if required, to the following services in secondary care:
Provision of specialist assessment and treatment in acute care settings including EDs, AMUs and rapid access clinics
A Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for all those identified as frail, at risk, older people to fully assess their individual needs and the...